Journal of Sacred Work

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  • Days 173-174 Do Not Lose Heart

    "I believe in the sun, even when it rains." ~Anne Frank There are so many troubling occurrences in the world today, locally, in communities, in our nation and globally. The universe is filled with polar opposites that ultimately make up… Continue reading

  • Days 167-172 – Mission Fraud?

    The non-profit healthcare system has lost its way. Nuns & chaplains that once symbolized the charitable tradition have become complicit in what looks like “mission fraud.”  Profits are now primary & caregivers are often laid off so that executives can… Continue reading

  • Days 165-166 Like Father, Like Sons!

    Note: Guest reflection by Terry Chapman. It has been said many times that “so goes the father, so goes the son”, and in my lifetime this has held true.  My father passed on to me the steady and non-judgmental love… Continue reading

  • Days 160-164 – City of God, City of Man

     Every life is fraught with longing.Truth, the home of wrinkled skin & revealed secrets. Compassion, nursing the starving at her breasts. Love, finally freeing the artist’s hand & liberating arias from the poet’s heart. Only these three swim us close… Continue reading

  • Days 158-159 A Thought For Today

    “The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell youDon't go back to sleep! -Rumi   Researchers have discovered that about 50,000 thoughts pass through our mind each day. Many of those thoughts rise up from an internal voice of criticism.… Continue reading

  • Days 153-157 – Are We Awake?

    George MacDonald (b.1824) warned, “We must wake our souls unnumbered times a day.” The key word is “souls.” Our soul can tell us how to spend our time. Mine tells me to create. Each day Love hands me what the camera… Continue reading

  • Days 151-152 Thankful Thoughts

    "Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts." – Alan Cohen There is so much to be thankful for… What is the prayer of your heart?  … Continue reading

  • Days 139-140 Pause to Honor and Remember

    "Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay, but we can honor their sacrifice." — Barack Obama As I constructed this collage, I looked at several war photos, which was a somber, poignant… Continue reading

  • Days 134-138 Saint Liz

     Patients soothed in the middle of crises may never know the impact Liz has had on their lives. They will not even know that she has been sainted. But, you will. Continue reading

  • Days 132-133 You Are…

      I am the unopened bud, and I the blossom, I am the life force gathering to a crest, I am the still companion of the silence, I am the far-flung seeker of the quest. I am the daughter gathering… Continue reading