NPR reports.“I am humbled and honored, and aware that this call is bigger than me,” Rohrer said in a speech after their election, according to NPR. “My hope is that your grandkids will call you and your kids will call you and your friends will call you and ask you about your faith.
And when they call, tell them how much you love Jesus and why Jesus’ faith in you meant why you could have faith in me.”In a statement to Religion News Service, Rohrer added, “It’s an honor to be called to serve the Sierra Pacific Synod.
During this time when some imagine trans people at their worst, Lutherans have once again declared that transgender people are beautiful children of God.