Journal of Sacred Work

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  • Relearning Loveliness

    You were beautiful at your birth. And you are beautiful still. Yet, there is a good chance to have forgotten how lovely you are. Continue reading

  • William Osler – The Founder of Modern Medicine

    I like the language Osler picked to comment on his own life’s work. “I desire no other epitaph … than the statement that I taught medical students in the wards, as I regard this as by far the most useful… Continue reading

  • The Dark Night – A Spiritual Exercise

    It seems certain that you are on one of these paths yourself. 1. Are you walking in the direction you believe is best? 2. If you wanted to change your pathway, how would you do that? 3. When will you… Continue reading

  • Friday Open Forum: The Quality of the Day

    "To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts."  – Henry David Thoreau    Thoreau’s lines give us the chance to consider how we may affect the quality of the day through our thoughts and… Continue reading

  • The National Pastime

    But back in ’04 when the infamous “Curse of the Bambino” (created when Babe Ruth, the Bambino, was foolishly sold to the Yankees) was finally extinguished. So now, one would think that Boston’s faithful, including thousands of nurses, doctors and… Continue reading

  • The Space Between Us

    Radical loving care shapes this kind of experience for human beings in need. If only we could carry this gift beyond patients and extend it to all we know. If only we could close that vital space that separates us… Continue reading

  • Interruption & Presence

    We may only hope that angels may yet save us from the all-to-frequent interruption of the unnecessary phone call jangling its way into our lives. Continue reading

  • Hidden Compassion

    As we feel the gifts in our own lives, grace arrives. And grace is contagious. Continue reading

  • Friday Open Forum: Your Best Caregiver

       The best physician I’ve ever encountered is named Mellar Davis (left). He is such a fine oncologist that he was recruited away from the hospital I used to run, Riverside Methodist, to go to the Cleveland Clinic. His devotion… Continue reading

  • Quotes – Erie Chapman

    On Love: Live love, not fear. This is the center of all I believe in. If I fill my cup with Love, there is no room for anything else. Continue reading