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b'In today\\u2019s episode, we answer a question from one of our listeners, \\u201cWhy do LGBTQ individuals need to be the light?\\u201d While it\\u2019s an honor to be viewed as such, our answer might surprise you — or not, so tune in for that.\\xa0\\nWe also queer the text from Exodus which is relatable not only at a macro level but also on a personal level. This text clearly illuminates the frailty and weakness of humans especially around the concepts of being patient and desiring comfort all the time.\\xa0\\nKey takeaways:\\n\\nBrian’s life update: depression, therapy and living today to the fullest [0:39]\\nFr. Shay’s playwright retreat [3:32]\\nListener question [6:30]\\nPutting our salvation on other people is harmful [7:49]\\nStraight, cisgender folks’ comfort gets prioritized over queer folks [9:39]\\nMore about Transfigured: A Course in Trans Theology [13:32]\\nQueering the Bible: Exodus 17:1-7 [16:19]\\nThe weakness of humans to easily question God once something bad happens [17:34]\\nHow quickly we dismiss something if we don\\u2019t get instantaneous results [18:15]\\nThe path to healing is sometimes uncomfortable at first [20:56]\\n\\nLink(s) mentioned in this episode:\\nTransfigured: A Course in Trans Theology: queertheology.com/enroll\\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\\nExodus 17:1-7\\nThe whole Israelite community broke camp and set out from the Sin desert to continue their journey, as the Lord commanded. They set up their camp at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. The people argued with Moses and said, \\u201cGive us water to drink.\\u201d\\nMoses said to them, \\u201cWhy are you arguing with me? Why are you testing the Lord?\\u201d\\nBut the people were very thirsty for water there, and they complained to Moses, \\u201cWhy did you bring us out of Egypt to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?\\u201d\\nSo Moses cried out to the Lord, \\u201cWhat should I do with this people? They are getting ready to stone me.\\u201d\\nThe Lord said to Moses, \\u201cGo on ahead of the people, and take some of Israel\\u2019s elders with you. Take in your hand the shepherd\\u2019s rod that you used to strike the Nile River, and go. I\\u2019ll be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Hit the rock. Water will come out of it, and the people will be able to drink.\\u201d Moses did so while Israel\\u2019s elders watched. He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites argued with and tested the Lord, asking, \\u201cIs the Lord really with us or not?\\u201d\\n\\n \\nPhoto by\\xa0Aar\\xf3n Blanco Tejedor\\nThe post The Uncomfortable Path to Healing – Exodus 17:1-7 appeared first on Queer Theology.'