I saw everything through different eyes and enjoyed it a lot more. Enjoy being yourself. Feel good about who you are. Affirm your own value as a human being and help others to accept and affirm themselves. Welcome and affirm yourself and you can become a powerful welcoming and affirming force wherever you are, within or outside of church.
Religion is often the brick wall across the path.
Jesus can be your detour around the barrier into the full and meaningful life God has planned for you to enjoy and share.