Journal of Sacred Work

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  • Days 272-273 What Do You Love?

    Erie Chapman’s provocative Journal essay  has stimulated much thought and discussion among Journal readers (Days 267-271 – The Courage to Live and to Die?. Most people would agree it is important to talk with their physician about their wishes for… Continue reading

  • Days 267-271 – The Courage to Live…and to Die?

    On July 21, 2015, Gill Pharaoh, a healthy & happy retired nurse entered a Swiss clinic & voluntarily received a life-ending drug. Why? Continue reading

  • Days 265-266 Serenity

    May God grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.-Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971)  I wonder how many of us have uttered these words in moments of despair; either… Continue reading

  • Days 260-264 – Seeing The Wind

         "Those things are beautiful which please when they are seen." – St. Thomas Aquinas    Her eyesight was among the best of anyone who ever lived. Yet, she probably never saw a sunrise nor would she recall seeing a… Continue reading

  • Days 258-259: The Moon Swayed

    "The sky is that beautiful old parchment in which the sun and the moon keep their diary."-Alfred Kreymborg, Old Manuscript. In reverence of blue moon rising and memories etched in sky's delicate parchment. T’was magical, watching her rise up, when she… Continue reading

  • Days 253-257 – Where is Our Soul?

    Any science teacher can explain why a double rainbow occurs. None can explain why such sights (including the way the car shape mimics the rainbows) move the soul. When my youngest grandson saw these twin rainbows he said, “That means… Continue reading

  • Days 251-252 “God, Beyond All Names”

    What we see depends on the lens through which we look. What do you see when you gaze upon these two images of the world?                              … Continue reading

  • Days 246-250 – Whispering in God’s Ear

    What would you whisper into God’s ear right now? Meister Eckhart wrote, “The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me.” Continue reading

  • Days 244-245: Movement is Life

    Recently, I was speaking to a colleague about the meaning of her work as a physical therapist and she stated, "I embrace a philosophy that 'Movement is life.'" This idea resonated as I continued to reflect upon this throughout this… Continue reading

  • Days 239-243 – Your Self Portrait

    “In an episode of the old television series “Twilight Zone” a man invites guests to put on masks that reflect his idea of their personalities. What happens to the guests makes it one of Rod Serling’s most memorable episodes.” Continue reading