To Hell With Despair. This is the Darkness We Were Made For

The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz Podcast · Feb 1, 2025 · 4m

I just returned from a few days in Austin, Texas, speaking at a progressive seminary to a diverse audience of ministers, activists, educators, and compassionate human beings.

​With everything happening lately, I was really hesitant to attend for fear that I would simply have my fears and worries reiterated hundreds of times—and that I would leave there more hopeless and deflated than when I began.

And while the former did happen, the latter certainly did not.

Yes, people were disheartened and scared, as most of them are on the front lines of activism, caregiving, and advocacy for marginalized…