These are Dark Days. Don't Lose Your Light.

The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz Podcast · Dec 23, 2025 · 5m

There’s no other way to say it: these are dark days here in America.

And this lack of light has nothing to do with the orientation of the planet and everything to do with the trajectory of our nation.

Outside of a very select few who are benefiting from the discord, no one is particularly festive right now and for good reason. We’d be foolish not to feel the tension we’re sitting in, not to see the weariness in people, not to notice the soul fatigue in ourselves.

This year, many of us have felt like we’ve had precious stuff stolen from us: our peace, our rest, our dreams, our freedoms, our…