The Pit
THE PIT
(Dedicated to those who struggle with homosexuality)
A man fell into a pit and couldn’t get himself out.
Respectable people came along and said:
“We don’t associate with pit-dwellers.”
An empathist came along and said:
“I really for you in that pit.”
A sociobiologist came along and said:
“You were born in your pit.”
A psychiatrist came along and said:
“It can be very destructive to remove people
from pits they were born in.”
A psychologist came along and said:
“Accept your pit, that way you’ll be happy.”
A gay activist came along and said:
“Fight for the right to stay in your pit.”
A politician came along and said:
“Discrimination against pits is illegal.”
A researcher came along and said:
“What an interesting pit.”
A religious fundamentalist came along and said:
“You deserve your pit.”
A religious liberal came along and said:
“Your pit is God’s beautiful gift to you.”
A charismatic came along and said:
“Just confess you’re not in that pit.”
His mother came along and said:
“It’s your father’s fault you’re in that pit.”
His father came along and said:
“It’s your mother’s fault you’re in that pit.”
His wife came along and said:
“It’s all my fault you’re in that pit.”
But Jesus, seeing the man, loved him,
and reaching into the pit
put his arms around him and pulled him out.
(from Briar Whitehead, Craving for Love, pp 87-88)