{"id":16902,"date":"2022-03-10T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?p=16902"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:33:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:33:02","slug":"sister-jenny-wilson-mercy-grace-and-the-mess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2022\/03\/10\/sister-jenny-wilson-mercy-grace-and-the-mess\/","title":{"rendered":"Sister Jenny Wilson: Mercy, Grace and the Mess"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Season 5, episode 6 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Sister-Jenny-Wilson-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16908 size-full\" 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And they explore what radical discipleship means to Sister Jenny. &#8220;In a way, it&#8217;s getting out of bed every morning. It&#8217;s getting out of bed with that enthusiasm.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They talk about the mess of being an educator during a pandemic,  and the collective shift we are experiencing as the pandemic&#8217;s effects continue. &#8220;I have a different perspective because I come at most things that I do as a sense of call,&#8221; says Sister Jenny. &#8220;And I think many people, they don&#8217;t use that language, but they&#8217;re kind of moving towards that in their lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, they consider how it is radical, messy and countercultural to live a life of service and contemplation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In some ways I love people and I care about people so much that embracing that messiness in myself and in others is what makes my call real,&#8221; Sister Jenny explains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE GUEST:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sister Jenny Wilson is a member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. With a bachelor\u2019s degree in Social Work and a master&#8217;s degree in Education Studies, she has worked with homeless women and children as a social worker and presently is a theology teacher at Mount Mercy Academy in Buffalo, New York. She also serves as the diversity, inclusion and equity coordinator and cross country and track coach at Mount Mercy Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before entering the Sisters of Mercy, she completed two years as a Mercy Volunteer corps member in Guyana, South America. She travels there yearly to work with Mercy Volunteer Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sister Jenny loves the outdoors, traveling and exploring new places and cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CONTEMPLATIVE MOMENT is a reading from <a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/luke\/6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luke 6:36-38. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MESSY JESUS BUSINESS is produced and hosted by Sister Julia Walsh, and edited by Charish Badzinski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:messyjesusbusiness@gmail.com\">messyjesusbusiness@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BE SOCIAL:<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MessyJesusBusiness\"><br>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MessyJesusBusiness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/messyjesusbusiness\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/messyjesusbusiness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter: @messyjesusbiz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SUPPORT US:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/messyjesusbusiness\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/messyjesusbusiness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Season 5, episode 6 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. &#8220;I found the courage somewhere to take the step, and once I took the step, it was reaffirmed.&#8221; -Sister Jenny Wilson LISTEN HERE: IN THIS EPISODE: In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh talks with Sister Jenny...","protected":false},"author":3902083,"featured_media":16908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[698755599,115341,698755601,698755390,2178641,698755603],"tags":[214,1342,401,7816,100179,698755637,32329755,30351,698755922],"series":[698756626],"class_list":["post-16902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discernment","category-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice","category-human-rights","category-podcast","category-prayer-and-spirituality","category-service-on-the-margins","tag-christianity","tag-education","tag-faith","tag-god","tag-mercy","tag-pandemic-life","tag-pray-for-grace","tag-service","tag-service-in-the-margins","series-messy-jesus-business"],"acf":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Sister-Jenny-Wilson-scaled.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/feed\/podcast\/messy-jesus-business","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Cmpy23tKxi\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2022\/03\/10\/sister-jenny-wilson-mercy-grace-and-the-mess\/\">Sister Jenny Wilson: Mercy, Grace and the Mess<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2022\/03\/10\/sister-jenny-wilson-mercy-grace-and-the-mess\/embed\/#?secret=Cmpy23tKxi\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;Sister Jenny Wilson: Mercy, Grace and the Mess&#8221; &#8212; Messy Jesus Business\" data-secret=\"Cmpy23tKxi\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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