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Dear Editor:
Up to this week no one has written of any concern or disagreement with the Pride Parade or the drag queens performing at the Hamilton County fairgrounds. You may find my thoughts a bit different.
I want to tell you about my ears. When born, I had perfectly normal ears. I heard everything. Music was my love. As a teenager, I would turn the music up loud while driving to school. That was heaven to me, being in my car rocking with the music. Little did I know, the loudness of the music I loved would take away my ability to even hear music. Today, I am totally deaf in one ear and a cochlear implant in the other. With a cochlear implant, music does not sound like music. The electrodes placed within my cochlea cannot pick-up fine distinctions of sound like the 20,000 plus little hairs God put in the cochlea. Man can never mimic precisely what God created!
Today when playing a note on the piano, it blurs with the notes next to it. Any new music is lost to me because I cannot pick out the precise melody; it’s all a blur, actually just noise.
I wish someone would have sat down with me as a youth to explain the danger of loud music. That at certain decibel levels, the God-designed hairs in the cochlea begin to die. No one told me. Maybe they complained about my volume, but I had no in-depth explanation given to me as to the harm I was causing my ears.
I want to liken my experience to the LGBTQ community. God made us as male or female. There are natural rules to follow if we want the most out of life. I didn’t follow the rules. I’m paying a price. Not only myself, but my family and friends, too. Do you realize how many times my kids and my husband have had to repeat what they say to me? Infinitude! That’s tiring! Tiring for them and tiring for me just trying to hear and understand. I took what God created for me to enjoy and I abused it.
I would love to sit down and visit with some of you kids who are struggling with these issues. As much as we think we can fight against the way God created us, it’s not worth it. I realize life is complicated, much playing into what makes each of us as individuals. We are fearfully and wonderfully made. God wants us to fulfill the destiny He has for our lives. There is an enemy who prowls around trying to kill and destroy our lives.
What I see in our culture is the encouragement to abuse and misuse our sexual organs and the emotions which are deeply tied together. Misuse does not bring lasting pleasure. We cannot go against the true laws of nature and expect life to go well.
What the woke culture is trying to tell us is, that it is okay to drive down the wrong side of the road or go the wrong way on a one-way street. Some rules can’t be bent. God’s way cannot be bent if we want a fulfilled life.
What amazes me more than anything is, the grace of God! He loves us just the way we are! But, because of His love, He does not leave us where we are. Jesus chooses to heal our broken hearts and bind up our wounds! He brings wholeness to our lives. Jesus loves when people seek Him out. You see, He is a gentleman and never forces Himself on anyone. Just start talking to Him and see what happens! He hears the cries of our hearts and wants to know if He is welcome in our lives to save us.
Caroline Epp,
Giltner
