Staying Human in Inhumane Times

The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz Podcast · Nov 2, 2025 · 4m

I may not know you, but I think I know something about you.

I know you’ve felt something break inside lately, an invisible fracture that only you’re fully aware of.

I know the way you walk away from conversations with people you once relied on for wisdom and clarity and compassion, doubting your own sanity because you no longer recognize those things in them.

I know the way you feel internally estranged from the friends, coworkers, family members, and neighbors you used to find affinity with—and you wonder if you’re losing your mind.

I understand how you stare at the perpetual parade of…