{"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":"2026-04-11T10:42:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:42:45","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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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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I\u2019ve been depressed about AI\u2014about people using AI to write books and articles; AI stealing art and gobbling&#8230;<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/04\/30\/rules-for-a-messy-and-holy-creative-practice\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Rules for a messy and holy creative practice\u00a0<\/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-25236 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-prayer category-prayer-and-spirituality tag-candles tag-easter tag-good-friday tag-holy-saturday tag-holy-week tag-poetry-2 tag-prayer tag-quiet tag-triduum\"><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\/04\/02\/tenebrae\/\" aria-label=\"Tenebrae\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/josh-applegate-lTrxAm3Zng8-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/josh-applegate-lTrxAm3Zng8-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/josh-applegate-lTrxAm3Zng8-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/josh-applegate-lTrxAm3Zng8-unsplash-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/josh-applegate-lTrxAm3Zng8-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/josh-applegate-lTrxAm3Zng8-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/josh-applegate-lTrxAm3Zng8-unsplash-2048x1365.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\/resources\/prayer\/\" class=\"category-link-prayer\" rel=\"tag\">Prayer<\/a> &#124; 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<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\/2026\/03\/12\/feeling-my-way-into-fasting\/\">Feeling my way into fasting<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-12T08:00:00-05:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">March 12, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">Fasting is a pillar of Lent whose challenge I&#8217;ve long avoided.&nbsp; It is mid-January and I\u2019m crossing through a busy, crowded airport. With my duffle&#8230;<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/03\/12\/feeling-my-way-into-fasting\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Feeling my way into fasting<\/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-25652 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice category-justice category-prayer-and-spirituality tag-catholic tag-eileen-mckenzie tag-lent\"><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\/03\/05\/lent-again\/\" aria-label=\"Lent&#8230;again\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eileen-Lent-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eileen-Lent-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eileen-Lent-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eileen-Lent-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eileen-Lent-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eileen-Lent-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eileen-Lent-2048x1536.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\/justice\/\" class=\"category-link-justice\" rel=\"tag\">Justice<\/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 href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/03\/05\/lent-again\/\">Lent&#8230;again<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-05T08:00:00-06:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">March 5, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">It\u2019s Lent in the Catholic world. Prayer, fasting, almsgiving. I love Lent. It\u2019s my favorite liturgical season. I think it\u2019s because I\u2019m action-oriented and Lent&#8230;<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/03\/05\/lent-again\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Lent&#8230;again<\/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-25650 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-prayer category-prayer-and-spirituality tag-ash-wednesday tag-christ-in-the-desert tag-conversion tag-desert tag-faith tag-fasting tag-lent tag-prayer\"><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\/18\/sent-by-ash\/\" aria-label=\"Sent by ash\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20190818_124217-rotated-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20190818_124217-rotated-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20190818_124217-rotated-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20190818_124217-rotated-1-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20190818_124217-rotated-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20190818_124217-rotated-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20190818_124217-rotated-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/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\/resources\/prayer\/\" class=\"category-link-prayer\" rel=\"tag\">Prayer<\/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 href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/02\/18\/sent-by-ash\/\">Sent by ash<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-18T08:08:47-06:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">February 18, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">we join Love in the desert, \ndisoriented, dizzy. we thirst \nas we wander rending<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/02\/18\/sent-by-ash\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Sent by ash<\/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-25022 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice 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\"><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\/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\/2026\/02\/05\/prayer-in-a-time-of-chaos\/\">Prayer in a Time of Chaos<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-05T08:00:00-06:00\" class=\"kt-blocks-post-date\">February 5, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">\u00a0I can\u2019t anymore. Sometimes urgently, sometimes softly but persistently, several times a day these words echo in my brain. 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