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b'Brian and Shay talk about how important it is to honor the people who came before us and also to pass off the work to a new generation. How can we handle transitions well? How do we create rituals to mark important moments in our lives?\\nRead the transcript (PDF)\\n2 Kings 2:1-2\\nNow the Lord was going to take Elijah up to heaven in a windstorm, and Elijah and Elisha were leaving Gilgal. Elijah said to Elisha, \\u201cStay here, because the Lord has sent me to Bethel.\\u201d\\nBut Elisha said, \\u201cAs the Lord lives and as you live, I won\\u2019t leave you.\\u201d So they went down to Bethel.\\n2 Kings 6-14\\nElijah said to Elisha, \\u201cStay here, because the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.\\u201d\\nBut Elisha said, \\u201cAs the Lord lives and as you live, I won\\u2019t leave you.\\u201d So both of them went on together. Fifty members from the group of prophets also went along, but they stood at a distance. Both Elijah and Elisha stood beside the Jordan River. Elijah then took his coat, rolled it up, and hit the water. Then the water was divided in two! Both of them crossed over on dry ground. When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, \\u201cWhat do you want me to do for you before I\\u2019m taken away from you?\\u201d\\nElisha said, \\u201cLet me have twice your spirit.\\u201d\\nElijah said, \\u201cYou\\u2019ve made a difficult request. If you can see me when I\\u2019m taken from you, then it will be yours. If you don\\u2019t see me, it won\\u2019t happen.\\u201d\\nThey were walking along, talking, when suddenly a fiery chariot and fiery horses appeared and separated the two of them. Then Elijah went to heaven in a windstorm.\\nElisha was watching, and he cried out, \\u201cOh, my father, my father! Israel\\u2019s chariots and its riders!\\u201d When he could no longer see him, Elisha took hold of his clothes and ripped them in two.\\nThen Elisha picked up the coat that had fallen from Elijah. He went back and stood beside the banks of the Jordan River. He took the coat that had fallen from Elijah and hit the water. He said, \\u201cWhere is the Lord, Elijah\\u2019s God?\\u201d And when he hit the water, it divided in two! Then Elisha crossed over.\\nThe post Passing the Mantle \\u2013 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 appeared first on Queer Theology.'