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b'Today, we answer a question from Tumblr that is filled with hopelessness and exhaustion. Coming from a lesbian and Black person, we understand the gravity of the question and where this person is coming from. \\u201cThe past year has given me nothing but existential dread. I feel like life is a joke and that even if the bible says God loves us, and despite offering an oasis of relief for a while, he’s just going to smack me down straight to hell in the end. Why trust love?\\u201d If you ever feel the same, we hope our answer to the question will be helpful.\\xa0\\nThen we queered the text from Mark that talks about Jesus teaching his disciples, \\u201cWhoever wants to be first must be least of all and the servant of all.\\u201d It basically ties into our previous episode about taking your time to know yourself before jumping into leadership.\\xa0\\nKey Takeaways:\\n\\nFall update from Fr. Shay and Brian [1:04]\\nAnonymous question from Tumblr that is filled with exhaustion [6:07]\\nBe gentle with yourself and pay attention to what\\u2019s working [8:10]\\nThe punitive theological system makes it worse [9:35]\\nLove Wins by Rob Bell [10:51]\\nQueering the text: Mark 9:30-37 [13:04]\\nTake your time to figure out who you are [15:07]\\nGod is NOT in the seat of power [16:51]\\n\\nLinks mentioned in the podcast:\\nSelf-care – https://www.queertheology.com/selfcare/\\nA Depressed Prophet – https://www.queertheology.com/podcast/a-depressed-prophet-1-kings-199-14/\\nWhy Did Jesus Die? – https://www.queertheology.com/whydidjesusdie/\\nIf you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology\\nIf you\\u2019d like to be featured in future episodes, email your question or Bible passage suggestion to connect@queertheology.com\\nMark 9:30-37\\nFrom there Jesus and his followers went through Galilee, but he didn\\u2019t want anyone to know it. This was because he was teaching his disciples, \\u201cThe Human One[a] will be delivered into human hands. They will kill him. Three days after he is killed he will rise up.\\u201d But they didn\\u2019t understand this kind of talk, and they were afraid to ask him.\\nThey entered Capernaum. When they had come into a house, he asked them, \\u201cWhat were you arguing about during the journey?\\u201d They didn\\u2019t respond, since on the way they had been debating with each other about who was the greatest. He sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, \\u201cWhoever wants to be first must be least of all and the servant of all.\\u201d Jesus reached for a little child, placed him among the Twelve, and embraced him. Then he said, \\u201cWhoever welcomes one of these children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me isn\\u2019t actually welcoming me but rather the one who sent me.\\u201d\\n\\n \\nPhoto by Sophia H. Gue\\nThe post Be One With The Marginalized – Mark 9:30-37 appeared first on Queer Theology.'