Peter is the musically talented guy in school, and Jason is the jock, the smart ass and the valdectorian. Jason and Peter are gay and in a secret relationship.Without giving the ending away, I will briefly state that this musical has extremely poignant ties to me, being a gay member of the Mormon faith while studying at BYU. Granted, the purpose of the Bare is to show audience members how we all need to stop worrying about our differences and what makes us separate from each other, and focus on what brings us together as a religious community: the love of God and the atoning power of Christ.
My prayer is that all Christians, or rather, people from all faith-based systems can learn to rely on the power of unity and togetherness. The longer we stray from each other, the weaker we become. And...we cannot be weak. We must be strong. We must embrace our differences, embrace what makes us separate. We must learn to rely on the love of God and the power of Christ to bring us together.
Listening to this musical made me realize how far the Church members have come in terms of accepting their homosexual brothers and sisters. However, it also made me realize how much further we have to go.
But I believe, through our actions as faithful followers of God and His Son, we can help push the Church along.
I love the music from Bare, and I was lucky enough to see it performed here in LA last year.
ReplyDeleteI had never heard of Bare before, but now I can't stop listening to the album! Definitely great music and a poignant message. I couldn't agree more that we need to embrace our differences and be united in the knowledge that God loves all of us!
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