Busy is not a virtue: What Jesus taught me about hustle culture

I spent the majority of my twenties being “busy.” I would cram my calendar to the brim without much time for solitude and reflection, jumping from work to social events to church to whatever else. My mom constantly warned me over the years to add “margin” in my life as I ran myself ragged without any space to breathe.

Living in Washington, D.C., during the majority of my adulthood didn’t help either. The city feasts on hustlers like me and preys on those with no boundaries or time for rest. The world assured me I was thriving while God saw I was drowning.

When Jesus walked this earth, he was on a mission though he never seemed to be in a hurry.

I wore busyness as a badge

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