Prayer
Prayer is the heartbeat of the messy, faithful life. Whether you come to it with confidence or doubt, with eloquence or silence, with a rosary in your hands or nowhere near a church — these posts are an invitation to show up anyway. From ancient practices to honest lament, from the Examen to poetry to prayers stitched together from the wreckage of an ordinary day, Messy Jesus Business writers explore what it means to speak, listen, and sit with God in the midst of a complicated world.
with my feet
A version of this post was previously posted here. While I was in my early 20s and discerning sisterhood, I felt insecure about my prayer…
the prayer box
Guest blogger Liz Diedrich Praying is hard. It is hard to find time to pray. It is hard to stay focused. It is hard to…
Santa Chiara praying
This is a poem I wrote and published here last year, on the feast of St. Clare: pregnant with poverty she stands up boldly holding…
In Dependence
Guest blogger: Steven Cottam I do not depend on God. Well, I mean I do, as all existence does. But I prefer to think that…
ugly body
orange over me upon still solemn sidewalk silent under black My breathing quickens. the truth is too tight: innocent men are confined tortured to death…
“Done Made My Vows to the Lord”
Guest blogger, Sister Sarah Hennessey Sister Thea Bowman sings the old spiritual song. My vows have already been made to the Lord. When I was…
a children’s story
We rise with sleep in our eyes. We dance on the broken ground. We run to town to tell the news. In the grave? Not…
Coloring outside the lines
Guest blogger: Elizabeth Diedrich Scripture reflection for the Fourth Sunday in Lent Scripture Readings: 1 Samual 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Psalm 23: 1-3a, 3b-6; Eph 5:8-14;…