{"id":21819,"date":"2024-03-07T08:33:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T14:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?p=21819"},"modified":"2026-02-09T08:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:14:10","slug":"lenten-contemplation-breath-and-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2024\/03\/07\/lenten-contemplation-breath-and-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"Lenten Contemplation: Breath and Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?podcast_id=131375017&amp;media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fmessyjesusbusiness%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fmessyjesusbusiness%2FMJB_Lent_Contemplation_2024.mp3#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/content.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/MJB_Lent_Contemplation_2024.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?powerpress_pinw=21819-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/content.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/MJB_Lent_Contemplation_2024.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"MJB_Lent_Contemplation_2024.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Special Episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Podcast:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/content.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/MJB_Lent_Contemplation_2023.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play in new window<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/content.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/MJB_Lent_Contemplation_2023.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subscribe:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9tZXNzeWplc3VzYnVzaW5lc3MuY29tL2ZlZWQvcG9kY2FzdC8\">Google Podcasts<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/messyjesusbusiness.com\/feed\/podcast\/\">Email<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/feed\/podcast\/\">RSS<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/catholic-podcast\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ryan-cheng-uqYy29Sfb8Q-unsplash-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ryan-cheng-uqYy29Sfb8Q-unsplash-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ryan-cheng-uqYy29Sfb8Q-unsplash-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ryan-cheng-uqYy29Sfb8Q-unsplash-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ryan-cheng-uqYy29Sfb8Q-unsplash-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ryan-cheng-uqYy29Sfb8Q-unsplash-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ryan-cheng-uqYy29Sfb8Q-unsplash-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@chinkinthearmour?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Ryan Cheng<\/a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/brown-no-leaves-tree-near-hill-at-daytime-uqYy29Sfb8Q?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this sacred season of Lent, we invite you to pause and contemplate God&#8217;s loving presence in the midst of the mess. 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