This is gorgeous! I hope you also write poetry. The title alone is a poem in itself. I love what you said about freedom coming from within, rather than being imposed from without by external rules.

If you’re interested, there’s a story about a young, white Evangelical American man who struggles with “lust” on my website, Helenwmallon.com. The story is called The Body in Question. (Look under True Courage Books — all stories download for free.)

But more important by far, keep writing and keep believing in your own, tested truth.