Journal of Sacred Work

Meditations

  • Roadside Flowers

    Former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins, like all great poets. helps us appreciate that presence to roadside flowers teaches presence to life and to Love. Continue reading

  • The Shared Presence of Love

    In an internet missive that has probably circulated the globe several times, the innocence of Love is shared through the eyes and hearts of 4 – 8 year olds who were asked “What does love mean?” A couple of comments… Continue reading

  • Silent Presence

    I try to remember this action whenever I find myself wanting to deliver a speech to some grieving friend. It is silent presence that often counts most. Continue reading

  • Soul Work

    When we treat our job as a series of transactions, we are working out of the mechanical side of our personalities. There is little reward for the soul if our work is robotic. It is when we live Love that… Continue reading

  • Open Forum – A Precious Sense of Life

        On Thursday, the Journal essay discussed the way we die. It sounds like a morbid subject, but it doesn’t need to be.     I developed a somewhat precious sense of life when I was diagnosed with a… Continue reading

  • A Good Death

    When it’s time to make our exit, the touch of life we received from God can now be matched by hands of love from hospice caregivers supporting us in our last days. Continue reading

  • Writing History

    The best way we can really honor our heritage is to build the present and the future on a new foundation of tolerance and Love. When that happens, we will truly be able to say that a new America has… Continue reading

  • Remembering Prisoners

    We may remember, as well, the many caregivers who look after our prisoners in hospitals and clinics. Their selfless willingness to give good treatment to those labeled “bad” by society is a hallmark of loving care. Continue reading

  • Open Forum

    Community means strength that joins our strength to do the work that needs to be done. Arms to hold us when we falter. A circle of healing. A circle of friends. Someplace where we can be free.          … Continue reading

  • Feeling Welcome

    The protagonist in “The Swimmer” is not really welcome anywhere because he has not welcomed himself into his own body. As he searches for acceptance outside, we know he will never find it because he has not accepted himself inside.… Continue reading