Messy Jesus Business Blog
Contemplating the messiness of Christian life
The Messy Jesus Business Blog is an ecumenical Christian gathering of musings about what it means to live the Gospel today. A variety of contributors offer prayer, poetry, book reviews, creative nonfiction and prose about what it means to live a life of faith in our complex, modern times.
How to be holy AND messy
To contemplate the sacredness of messiness, start with the natural world. Step into the forest and study the rotting logs. Examine the erosion. Notice the tiny and the grand, how transformation and evolution have designed the landscapes, and the simple and small. See the surrender of one creature to another, the wildness of complete metamorphosis…
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Anxiety at the Crossroads: Where We End and God Begins
The couple sits next to one another on the two-seater couch in my office, not minding the imposed closeness, arms intertwined. They have worked hard…
Hope the size of a hazelnut
I don’t pray much anymore, in the traditional sense. But in times of trouble, there are certain recitations I return to. One I’ve been repeating…
Why contemplation is messy
I’ll admit it. Even though I am a Franciscan Sister, I sometimes struggle with prayer. I mean, how am I supposed to contemplate when I’m…
The invisible, embodied holiness of parenting
I have this image in my head of me, in twenty years, receiving some kind of award – maybe it’s the most dedicated parishioner, catechist…
Wade in the Water: On Floods and Finding My Footing
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the flood. That one from the book of Genesis where humanity reached such an epic state of depravity– The Lord…
Through blighted pastures, by poisoned waters
The roaring outside my window is loud as a freight train, but it’s a train that keeps on going, hour after hour, never making its…
Works of Mercy
It was one of those days in late April in North Carolina where the cool breeze of the morning slowly gives way to a sunny,…
Rules for a messy and holy creative practice
I’ve been feeling depressed about many things. I’ve been depressed about AI—about people using AI to write books and articles; AI stealing art and gobbling…
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