Come Into The Light (ePub)

Come Into The Light: A Gay Odyssey chronicles the journey of a homosexual man in search of love, honor and God within the Western homosexual culture. His quest takes him through different countries, different religions, different careers and different lovers. At age twelve, to please God, Sidney Johnson asks God to grant him wisdom. Many years later his life journey begins to spiritually unfold before him and he reveals his journey in this frank, compelling autobiography. Sidney not only shares his life story but he also interweaves it with the history of the times in which he lived. One of the primary themes in the book is the importance of making the distinction between homosexual and homophilos. The term homosexual refers to sexual orientation and revolves primarily just around the act of sex. Homophilos, on the other hand, refers to same gender loving men who are engaged in a spiritual, honest and loving relationship. Another strong theme is the importance that spirituality and the development of a close personal relationship with God plays in the authors life. Though there were periods of time when Sidney moved away from the church and religion, his spirituality is apparent throughout the narrative. Writing in the third person gives this work a strength that a first person narrative would not have accomplished. The author says that he feels a responsibility to share his lifes journey with others, in an effort to help same gender loving men like himself accept themselves for who they are in Christ. Most of all he says, "e;I need to share the path that God brought me on, to reveal the love and mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to me. Maybe one voice can make a difference."e;