The One Who Holds It All Together | Finding God in the Mess

He's the one who filed the liquidation report before anyone noticed it was due. The one who buys food for his brothers, washes the dishes after, takes out the trash, runs errands for his mother's printing business — and still gets told he spends too much on himself.Lucky Agbalo is a Communication student at Trinity University of Asia, an auditor, a research head, and a quiet operator who has spent most of his life learning to hold things by himself. Not because he wanted to. Because reaching out usually ended in indifference.It was during his internship at JesCom that he came across Finding God in the Mess by Brendan McManus SJ and Jim Deeds. He wasn't looking for it. But sometimes the things you need find you in the right place rather than the right moment.In this episode of JOSh Friends, Lucky reflects on a book that didn't give him answers so much as permission. Permission to stop punishing himself for the mess. Permission to believe that God isn't waiting for everything to be sorted before showing up. Permission to receive the same care he quietly gives to everyone else.This Thursday, August 6, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Transfiguration — the moment the disciples saw what had always been there. The light wasn't new. It was just finally visible.For Lucky, that's the question this week is asking. What has always been there in him that he hasn't let himself see yet?For students carrying more than their coursework, for the dependable ones nobody thinks to check on, for anyone who has gotten very good at holding things alone — this episode is for you.Because God doesn't wait for the mess to clear. He's already in it. With you.Finding God in the Mess by Brendan McManus SJ and Jim Deeds is available through JesCom Exclusives at jescom.ph/josh.And this August, let Mahal Naming Ina by Fruto Ramirez SJ accompany your month — available on Spotify, Apple Music, and all major streaming platforms.