Journal of Sacred Work

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  • Days 339-343 – The House of Surprise

    “The passing world survives only in moments of absolute being…” To find beauty in the image of a woman interrupting the lines of a row of drinking fountains is a gift we can unwrap everyday. Thus, our “ordinary” workplace becomes… Continue reading

  • Days: 337-338 In This Season

    “The human heart continues to dream of a state of wholeness, a place where everything comes together, where loss will be made good, where blindness will transform into vision, where damage will be made whole, where the clenched question will… Continue reading

  • Days 332-336 Conversations Between Body & Soul

    In the most serene rooms of your heart your soul whispers secrets to you alone. What are the hidden conversations between your soul & body? Our cells replace themselves every seven to ten years. What about the cells of your… Continue reading

  • Days 330-331 Hope

    Note: shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel     "Hope is a communal virtue. Now is the time to be community for each other  - to help carry burdens, to share, to offer hope, to trust, to love one another."  … Continue reading

  • Days 325-329 Reaching For Help

    The umbilical cord had just been cut. Suddenly separated from his mother my grandson reached for help. Almost every baby does it. Soon enough – usually sooner than we would like, we are taught to quit that. To stand on… Continue reading

  • Days 323-324 Trusting In Our Effort

    Do you ever feel that you are not up to the task? Often I am at a loss for what I might journal here, so I tend to choose something in the midst of my experience… meaningful in the present.… Continue reading

  • Days 319-323 Folds of Grace

    Work at any job for ten, twenty or thirty years & it becomes hard to see the elegance around us. When we find it our days breathe meaning. The world harbors dark pain. The world offers startling folds of grace. Continue reading

  • Days 317-318: May You Always Be…

    "Let sorrow be the door to an open heart."  Jennifer Berezen Some of us grieve, others rejoice. Through what lens do you look upon our world? Through a lens of separateness and fear or through the lens of love? I… Continue reading

  • Days 312-316 – A Healing Time & The Power of Catch Phrases

    We condemn sound bites…& we live by them. Consider Beth Ritter-Conn’s ten word phrase, “…healing has to begin where hurt has been the greatest.” Then there are the Apostle John’s three words that changed the world: “God is love.” Continue reading

  • Days 310-311: Your Infinite Source

    Note from Liz Wessel: This reflection is dedicated to my colleagues who I have had the privilege to serve alongside; with gratitude for the love you have woven into the hearts and souls of the many lives you have touched. Thank you… Continue reading