Journal of Sacred Work

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  • Days 77-78 Infinitely More

    Note: offered by Liz Sorensen Wessel “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust We are immediately disarmed by Finley’s charm and humorous recounting of his mansion metaphor. It feels… Continue reading

  • Days 72-76 – Is Apple The New Apple? Can Compassion Survive the Robot Age?

    Compassion expresses love to those in pain. If we become pain-free robots why would we need it? Are we too quick to claim that computers can never be programed to be creative & compassionate. If not not, can we say… Continue reading

  • Days 70-71 One Heart

    Note: shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel “For you must realize that earth unfolds its properties and powers in union with Heaven aloft above us, and there is one Heart, one Being, one Will, one God, all in all.” -German mystic,… Continue reading

  • Days 65-69 – Are Hospitals “Churches”?

    Healing thrives when caregivers enter hospitals with the same reverence as they do churches. “There is no way that medical care can be limited to the body and be good medicine.” – Professor Stanley Hauerwas Continue reading

  • Days 63-64 Let Every Ordinary

    Note:shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel: The Lenten season is observed by many Christians as a time of fasting and abstinence.  I used to give  something up for Lent as a symbol of my willingness to atone. However, in this latter part… Continue reading

  • Days 57-61 – Surreal Gifts From the Sea

    Ordinary is a stealthy killer. He arrives quiet as a clock unheard until it stops.The photograph jars us. Do we need to be shaken like this to avoid death by a million blows from Boredom’s dull knife? Continue reading

  • Days 55-56 The Descent Home

    Note: Shared by Liz Wessel This is a beautiful dream offered by James Finley (via Richard Rohr, The Center for Action and Contemplation)  Imagine that you have a dream in which you are climbing a high mountain. The valley below… Continue reading

  • Reposting of The Quiet Side of Passion – Days 50-54

    Must artists & healers (same thing) engage long periods of silence to sew Truth’s clothes? Is that the secret Springsteen, Sparks & loving caregiver’s know? Take 30 seconds to find out. Continue reading

  • Days 48 – 49 The Magic of Hope and Love

     Note: Shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel What do you see when you look at this photo? What stirs within?  All those little shoes, that can hold such tiny feet, so soft and agile, just learning to stand and take those… Continue reading

  • Days 44-48 – The Wisdom of Slow

    Facebook fans speed read. Favoring two line posts we rush to check as many as possible. Can we experience anything sacred “fast?” Continue reading