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b'Today\\u2019s listener question is something that we know a lot of people can relate to, but might be too afraid or shy to ask about. It deals with the guilt of masturbation and watching porn. \\u201cMy main concern is that I have prayed to God asking for forgiveness… even made several promises that I end up breaking. What should I do?\\u201d\\nThen we queer a well-known text from Matthew: the story of Jesus feeding 5,000 people. This is a really beautiful story of people taking care of each other and of sharing what they have. It\\u2019s also worth noting that this is what we queer folks do. We provide shelter for those who have been kicked out of their homes, we give what we can give to help someone pay for medical expenses, and we\\u2019re just basically each other\\u2019s support system.\\xa0\\nThings we talked about:\\n\\nFr. Shay\\u2019s quick getaway experience [0:46]\\nBrian shares his 2020 goal [2:05]\\nListener question [6:29]\\nThe conservative ideology of who God is [8:23]\\nReconceptualizing what sin is [9:48]\\nMasturbation: taking ownership of your body [13:11]\\nQueering the Bible: Matthew [16:07]\\nQueer folks simply just taking care of each other [18:56]\\nWhat Jesus did was politically subversive [21:24]\\n\\nMentioned in this episode\\n\\nSanctuary Collective\\n\\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’d like to be featured in future episodes, email your question or Bible passage suggestion to connect@queertheology.com\\xa0\\nMatthew 14:13-21\\nWhen Jesus heard about John, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. When the crowds learned this, they followed him on foot from the cities. When Jesus arrived and saw a large crowd, he had compassion for them and healed those who were sick. That evening his disciples came and said to him, \\u201cThis is an isolated place and it\\u2019s getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.\\u201d\\nBut Jesus said to them, \\u201cThere\\u2019s no need to send them away. You give them something to eat.\\u201d\\nThey replied, \\u201cWe have nothing here except five loaves of bread and two fish.\\u201d\\nHe said, \\u201cBring them here to me.\\u201d He ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves of bread and the two fish, looked up to heaven, blessed them and broke the loaves apart and gave them to his disciples. Then the disciples gave them to the crowds. Everyone ate until they were full, and they filled twelve baskets with the leftovers. About five thousand men plus women and children had eaten.\\n\\n \\nPhoto by\\xa0Branimir Balogovi\\u0107\\nThe post Miracle or Mutual Aid – Matthew 14:13-21 appeared first on Queer Theology.'