In my favorite holy text, there is a poem about a group of people desperate to understand and define God.
They ask: What are you?
God says: I am.
They say: You are…what?
God says: I am.
What are you, Glennon?Are you happy?
Are you sad?
Are you Christian?
Are you a heretic?
Are you a believer?
Are you a doubter?
Are you young?
Are you old?
Are you good?
Are you bad?
Are you dark?
Are you light?
Are you right?
Are you wrong?
Are you deep?
Are you shallow?
Are you brave?
Are you weak?
Are you shattered?
Are you whole?
Are you wise?
Are you foolish?
Are you sick?
Are you healed?
Are you lost?
Are you found?
Are you gay?
Are you straight?
Are you crazy?
Are you brilliant?
Are you caged?
Are you wild?
Are you human?
Are you alive?
Are you sure?
I am.
I am.
I am.