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“Progress You Can’t Measure—Yet”

  • Writer: Zeb Hough
    Zeb Hough
  • 14 minutes ago
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“This is the part of the journey where the story is still underground. But it’s coming.”

—Life in the Church


We’re in the thick of Ordinary Time now.


There are no candles to light, no fasts to keep, no feasts to prepare. Just the long green stretch of Sundays that feel… well, ordinary.


And yet, this might be the most spiritually important season we never talk about.


Ordinary Time doesn’t demand applause. It demands presence. It doesn’t offer dramatic spiritual highs—it offers rhythm, repetition, and real formation.


But what happens when the world feels unstable, uncertain, and loud? When you feel like your prayers echo back, your progress feels flat, and everything around you is pushing for urgency?


You keep going.


Because Ordinary Time isn’t passive—it’s planting season. It’s when your roots deepen, your habits solidify, and your soul begins to take shape beneath the surface. You may not see it yet. But the story is still being written.


And the fruit? It’s coming.


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This reflection comes from a chapter in my upcoming book, Life in the Church: A Study on Formation through the Liturgical Calendar and Church Traditions. It’s a pastoral exploration of how the Church year isn’t just something we observe—but something that forms us. Slowly. Quietly. Undeniably.


If you’re in a season that feels slow or invisible, this book is for you.


Because you’re not behind.

You’re becoming.





 
 
 

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