{"id":25543,"date":"2026-03-18T13:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?page_id=25543"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:09:24","slug":"prayer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id25543_bb7e56-2e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25543_bb7e56-2e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id25543_bb7e56-2e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id25543_bb7e56-2e{background-image:url('https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a-close-up-shot-of-a-textured-concrete-wall-perfect-for-backgrounds-and-designs.-30332202-scaled.jpg');background-size:100% auto;background-position:48% 0%;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:repeat-y;}.kb-row-layout-id25543_bb7e56-2e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.87;background-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);mix-blend-mode:overlay;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id25543_bb7e56-2e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id25543_bb7e56-2e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id25543_bb7e56-2e alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-layout-overlay kt-row-overlay-normal\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column25543_7b5516-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25543_7b5516-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25543_7b5516-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25543_7b5516-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25543_7b5516-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25543_7b5516-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25543_7b5516-2f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25543_7b5516-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25543_7b5516-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25543_7b5516-2f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id25543_862d52-cb > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id25543_862d52-cb > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id25543_862d52-cb > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(75% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(25% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id25543_862d52-cb > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.11;background-image:url('https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/paint-splatter.webp');background-size:cover;background-position:center center;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:no-repeat;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id25543_862d52-cb > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id25543_862d52-cb > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id25543_862d52-cb alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-layout-overlay kt-row-overlay-normal\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column25543_b9db95-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25543_b9db95-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25543_b9db95-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25543_b9db95-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25543_b9db95-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25543_b9db95-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25543_b9db95-25{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25543_b9db95-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25543_b9db95-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25543_b9db95-25\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prayer<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>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 \u2014 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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column25543_2cab00-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25543_2cab00-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25543_2cab00-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25543_2cab00-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25543_2cab00-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25543_2cab00-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25543_2cab00-c7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25543_2cab00-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25543_2cab00-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25543_2cab00-c7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image25543_6b0bce-0d .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image25543_6b0bce-0d size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/prayer.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-25486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/prayer.webp 553w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/prayer-222x300.webp 222w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/prayer-111x150.webp 111w\" sizes=\"auto, 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data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"data-item-selector=\".kt-post-masonry-item\" aria-label=\"Post Carousel\"><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-25022 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice category-featured category-prayer-and-spirituality tag-chaos tag-embodiment tag-grace tag-minneapolis tag-pain tag-prayer tag-seek tag-sister-sarah-hennessey tag-spirit tag-stress series-messy-jesus-business\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/02\/05\/prayer-in-a-time-of-chaos\/\" aria-label=\"Prayer in a Time of Chaos\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sarah-hand-in-water-nikko-macaspac-6SNbWyFwuhk-unsplash-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sarah-hand-in-water-nikko-macaspac-6SNbWyFwuhk-unsplash-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sarah-hand-in-water-nikko-macaspac-6SNbWyFwuhk-unsplash-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sarah-hand-in-water-nikko-macaspac-6SNbWyFwuhk-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sarah-hand-in-water-nikko-macaspac-6SNbWyFwuhk-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sarah-hand-in-water-nikko-macaspac-6SNbWyFwuhk-unsplash-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sarah-hand-in-water-nikko-macaspac-6SNbWyFwuhk-unsplash-2048x1364.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><div class=\"kt-blocks-above-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice\/\" class=\"category-link-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice\" rel=\"tag\">Equity and Justice<\/a> &#124; <a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/featured\/\" class=\"category-link-featured\" rel=\"tag\">Featured<\/a> &#124; <a 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Sometimes urgently, sometimes softly but persistently, several times a day these words echo in my brain. They seem like an interruption and&#8230;<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/02\/05\/prayer-in-a-time-of-chaos\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Prayer in a Time of Chaos<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-24921 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-prayer-and-spirituality tag-anger tag-christmas tag-emily-cortina tag-examen tag-hope tag-mercy tag-nostalgia tag-shame tag-spiritual-exercises tag-st-ignatius series-messy-jesus-business\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div 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https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/emily-cat-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/emily-cat-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/emily-cat-1536x1055.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/emily-cat-2048x1406.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><div class=\"kt-blocks-above-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/featured\/\" class=\"category-link-featured\" rel=\"tag\">Featured<\/a> &#124; <a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/prayer-and-spirituality\/\" class=\"category-link-prayer-and-spirituality\" rel=\"tag\">Prayer and Spirituality<\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a 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class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-23T16:00:00-06:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">December 23, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">Emmanuel,The choirs sing peace on earth&nbsp;while the festive crowds feast&nbsp;and dump waste into bins.&nbsp;Meanwhile migrants are offeredthe opposite of welcome,&nbsp;The planet needs healing,&nbsp;Violence and conflict&#8230;<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/12\/23\/2-prayers-for-this-season\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> 2 Prayers for this season<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-24587 post type-post status-publish format-standard 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class=\"category-link-prayer-and-spirituality\" rel=\"tag\">Prayer and Spirituality<\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/10\/30\/lest-we-feast-unto-our-own-judgment\/\">Lest we feast unto our own judgment<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-30T08:00:00-05:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">October 30, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">I sometimes joke that I want to start a cooking blog where, instead of telling the same formulaic stories about \u201cmy grandmother used to make&#8230;<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/10\/30\/lest-we-feast-unto-our-own-judgment\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Lest we feast unto our own judgment<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-24541 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-prayer-and-spirituality tag-angela-paviglianiti tag-awe tag-cease-fire tag-creation tag-creativity tag-fear-of-the-lord tag-gaza tag-hope tag-immigration tag-silence tag-taize tag-wonder series-messy-jesus-business\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/10\/16\/there-are-no-words\/\" aria-label=\"There are no words\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/angela-procession-g-l-N0zoGAHHHvE-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/angela-procession-g-l-N0zoGAHHHvE-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/angela-procession-g-l-N0zoGAHHHvE-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/angela-procession-g-l-N0zoGAHHHvE-unsplash-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/angela-procession-g-l-N0zoGAHHHvE-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/angela-procession-g-l-N0zoGAHHHvE-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, 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class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/08\/21\/the-signs-of-these-times\/\" aria-label=\"The signs of these times\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/julia-smog-isaac-quesada-7b8Tkk_zrNM-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"smog over a city\" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/julia-smog-isaac-quesada-7b8Tkk_zrNM-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/julia-smog-isaac-quesada-7b8Tkk_zrNM-unsplash-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/julia-smog-isaac-quesada-7b8Tkk_zrNM-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/julia-smog-isaac-quesada-7b8Tkk_zrNM-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/julia-smog-isaac-quesada-7b8Tkk_zrNM-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/julia-smog-isaac-quesada-7b8Tkk_zrNM-unsplash-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><div class=\"kt-blocks-above-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/prayer-and-spirituality\/\" class=\"category-link-prayer-and-spirituality\" rel=\"tag\">Prayer and Spirituality<\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/08\/21\/the-signs-of-these-times\/\">The signs of these times<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-21T08:00:00-05:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">August 21, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">You know how to judge the appearance of the sky,but you cannot judge the signs of the times.\u2013Matthew 16:3 The smog is thick, the water&#8230;<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/08\/21\/the-signs-of-these-times\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> The signs of these times<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-24029 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-prayer-and-spirituality tag-mercy tag-migrants tag-peace tag-pride tag-sr-julia-walsh 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these<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-26T08:30:00-05:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">June 26, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">For Peace&nbsp; God of Unity and Peace,&nbsp; Bless our longings for peace as we give you our heartaches and fears. Holy One, we beg you&#8230;<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/06\/26\/prayers-for-times-like-these\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Prayers for times like these<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-23979 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice category-human-rights category-prayer-and-spirituality tag-beatitudes tag-holy-spirit tag-ice tag-immigrants tag-parker-palmer tag-pentecost tag-protest tag-revolution tag-wildness series-messy-jesus-business\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/06\/13\/the-presence-of-the-wild-holy-spirit-and-the-rise-of-another-revolution\/\" aria-label=\"The presence of the wild, Holy Spirit and the rise of another revolution\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/no-humans-are-illegal-1024x731.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/no-humans-are-illegal-1024x731.png 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/no-humans-are-illegal-150x107.png 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/no-humans-are-illegal-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/no-humans-are-illegal-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/no-humans-are-illegal-1536x1097.png 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/no-humans-are-illegal.png 1574w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><div class=\"kt-blocks-above-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice\/\" class=\"category-link-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice\" rel=\"tag\">Equity and Justice<\/a> &#124; 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