Journal of Sacred Work

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  • Love and the Face of Healthcare

    In order to change the face of healthcare, we will all need to dedicate our work lives and our hearts to a higher priority. The goal of healthcare must be healing, not fixing. Each time we approach each other with… Continue reading

  • Whyte’s Midsummer Prayer

    Midsummer prayer of poetry Continue reading

  • The Face of Love

    The face of Love is the face of Beauty. The face of Love is the hand of kindness. The face of Love is present whenever we quiet our hearts enough so that they fall open to her gorgeous light. Continue reading

  • Friday Open Forum

    Friday’s Open Forum Question is: How do you express Love in your work?Click on "Comment" (below) to post your thoughts Continue reading

  • Living Faith

    Ultimately, the question is not what faith or even whether the organization offers itself as religious. The crucial question is: Does the organization practice their own mission. It’s a great question for every charity. And a great challenge for each… Continue reading

  • Summer Stardust

    Ever since the days when school released me into summer, I have treasured this time of year. Nature herself, as if tired from spring’s glorious labor, leans back in her easy chair. Flowers sway & sweat in summer’s heat. Trees… Continue reading

  • The Courage of Lovers

    There are so many more forms of courageous exploration than those represented by people like Columbus. It can take as much courage to fully engage with a suffering victim of abuse as it can to climb Mount Everest. And that… Continue reading

  • Groupthink?

    Can we ever overcome the idea that we are all children of God and that no one is a stranger? Some may say that for every story like the one above there are dozens more about heroes and bravery. And… Continue reading

  • Leisure

    In a week that has no doubt been filled with many worries and cares for each of us, I offer to you a poem about leisure. These days, I don’t much like rhyming poems. But this one caught my fancy… Continue reading

  • Angels Among Us

    I saw an angel today. She floated among the elders, white-haired men and women gathered for a time of prayer and singing in a senior citizens center. Continue reading