Journal of Sacred Work

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  • Days 9-13 – The Marriage of Love & Need

    This sacred encounter awakens every experience of our personal participation in the marriage of love & need. And it is the body language of these people that most nurtures our sense of the majesty & grace of caregiving. Continue reading

  • Days 7-8 Threshold

    Note: shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel   Sacred Mystery, waiting on the threshold  of this new year, you open the gates and beckon to me. "Come! Come! Be not fearful of what awaits you as you enter the unknown terrain,… Continue reading

  • Days 2-6 – What Do You See?

    If I share the circumstances of this photograph you may think, “I see” & move on. The artist’s dismay is that you miss whatever else a picture has to offer. Speed is not a part of meaningful encounters. Continue reading

  • Days 365 -1 “Light through a Gap”

    Note: Written by Liz Sorensen Wessel Light through a Gap Light comes through a gap in the curtains:The promise of morning.Light comes through the flaws of our lives:The promise of love. ~ -Modern Prayer from Berlin, Germany We humans are… Continue reading

  • Days 360-364 – Freedom

    How do we free ourselves from jails of our own creation? Jesus proved that no jail can imprison the hearts of those who love. We should celebrate his birth not just on December 25 but everyday. Continue reading

  • Days 358-359 Blessings of Christmas

    Note: This Christmas Greeting is from Liz Sorensen Wessel May the love that breathes life into all of humanity Be born in us this Christmas season. May the love that brings forth all of creation, Be born in us this… Continue reading

  • Days 353-357 – The Gifts of Canine Caregivers

    We yearn for unconditional love. Our judgement-free pets offer that. Patients often apologize for their appearance. Canine caregivers require no apology. Continue reading

  • Days 351-352: She Shelters

    Note:  Shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel  Advent Poem by Rainer Maria Rilke In the winter forest the wind drives the flock of snowflakes like a shepherd, And a fir tree senses how soon she will be blessed with candle-light, and… Continue reading

  • Days 346-350 – Saving A Child

    Yvan was born with a death sentence. His crime? Club feet. American children receive love & treatment. In Yvan’s Ivory Coast village the tradition is to kill “disfigured” children. That was Yvan’s fate until he found a pair of angels. Continue reading

  • Days 344-345 “It Is What It Is and I am What I Am”

    Note: this reflection is offered by Liz Sorensen Wessel “It is what it is”… my late brother John would often say and when I am missing him most, I listen for these words from others as a sign of his… Continue reading