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b'In today\\u2019s episode, we answer a question sent through our email. This listener works in a homeless shelter where she finds some of the people she works with and serves are anti-queer. She wants to know how to be kind and warm to the oppressed and suffering when others are hateful and dismissive comments of queer folks. \\u201cAs a queer person, that can be difficult to swallow. How do I respond to these things in a way that is constructive and kind?\\u201d\\xa0\\nIf you\\u2019re a regular listener, you\\u2019ll notice that we don\\u2019t look at Revelation often but today is an exemption. Tune in to find out how Fr. Shay changed Brian\\u2019s mind about featuring this passage and how we queer this text from Revelation. This wild and wacky from the last book of the Christian Bible has a surprising amount of relevance for the LGBTQ community today.\\nKey takeaways:\\n\\nFr. Shay: first snowfall in MN [0:53]\\nBrian: winter, time in NY, and going back home [2:27]\\nEmail question: on being kind to those who are unkind to queer folks [5:36]\\nTake our answers to this question with a grain of salt [6:27]\\nAvoid generalizing; see people individually [8:10]\\nProtecting yourself while still meeting people with grace [10:34]\\nBe curious about the concern underneath the anti-queer beliefs [12:20]\\nQueering the Bible: Revelation 7:9-17 [15:25]\\nTuning fork and our work [18:09]\\nRevelation is a difficult book [19:22]\\nThis is not a futuristic passage [20:23]\\nThe queer elders [21:15]\\nWe are connected to the struggles that came before us [22:17]\\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\\n \\nRevelation 7:9-17\\nAfter this I looked, and there was a great crowd that no one could number. They were from every nation, tribe, people, and language. They were standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They wore white robes and held palm branches in their hands. They cried out with a loud voice:\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\u201cVictory belongs to our God\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 who sits on the throne,\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 and to the Lamb.\\u201d\\nAll the angels stood in a circle around the throne, and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell facedown before the throne and worshipped God, saying,\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\u201cAmen! Blessing and glory\\n \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 and wisdom and thanksgiving\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 and honor and power and might\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 be to our God forever and always. Amen.\\u201d\\nThen one of the elders said to me, \\u201cWho are these people wearing white robes, and where did they come from?\\u201d\\nI said to him, \\u201cSir, you know.\\u201d\\nThen he said to me, \\u201cThese people have come out of great hardship. They have washed their robes and made them white in the Lamb\\u2019s blood. This is the reason they are before God\\u2019s throne. They worship him day and night in his temple, and the one seated on the throne will shelter them. They won\\u2019t hunger or thirst anymore. No sun or scorching heat will beat down on them, because the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them. He will lead them to the springs of life-giving water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.\\u201d\\n\\n \\nPhoto by Fa Barboza\\xa0\\nThe post Tuning Fork – Revelation 7:9-17 appeared first on Queer Theology.'