Sacred Dust: A Queer Invitation to Lent

Our guest canceled. Again. 

So we pivoted. 

Instead of scrambling, we listened. And what surfaced was Lent. 

In this episode, we begin the journey toward a holy Lent — starting with Transfiguration and moving into the wilderness. We talk about what “wilderness” really means (midbar. erēmos. desolate. solitary. becoming.) and how queer communities have often been wilderness companions for one another. 

We explore: 

• Giving something up vs. taking something on 

• Lent in evangelical vs. mainline traditions 

• Mini-resurrection Sundays 

• Exile and deconstruction 

• Performative spirituality vs. truth telling 

• What it means to claim your priesthood 

What if Lent is not about surviving? 

What if it’s about becoming? 

What if this isn’t a season of defending your queerness or your faith — but of fully owning both? 

We close with a prayer for sacred dust and brave honesty. 

This priesthood includes you.