Beyonce Mass

I think this is beautiful, loving, creative, fabulous ministry.

It’s a Beyonce-themed worship service at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco led by Rev. Yolanda Norton.
I saw this video on Facebook and of course many of the comments are ignorant, racist, pearl-clutching and misogynist. Take a look at how many men commenters dismiss this beautiful event out of hand. They don’t see themselves reflected in the images of the holy and they are not centered in the narrative, so of course it must be nonsense. When you see this sexist bullshit, call it out. All of us need to call it out. God is revealed in the sacred and ancient Scriptures AND God is revealed in our world now and today. Maybe this kind of service is not a Christian’s particular cup of tea. That’s fine. We all have our preferred worship styles. But there is a difference between saying, “Not my thing, I don’t think I would attend this” and “This is a ridiculous and illegitimate as a way to frame a worship service.” There is outright misogynoir in some of the contemptuous, hateful remarks being made in response to this.

The world is changing and the Church, thanks be to God, is creating liturgical responses to that liberation and that change.

Congratulations to Rev. Yolanda Norton for this innovative and powerful worship service. This video is very well done and she gave a great interview.