Journal of Sacred Work

Reflections, Holidays, Spirituality

Christmas, Light, Hope, Winter Solstice, Memories

  • Days 163-167 An Awesome Place To Be

      Shoulder Taps. How often to we listen to that small voice within? Especially when, this requires us to move outside of our comfort zone. We feel compelled… but we may hesitate and then dismiss the message. I can’t help… Continue reading

  • Days 156-157 A Warm and Tender Hand

    In Honor of All Caregivers  “When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share… Continue reading

  • Days 149-150 Slingshots to Nuclear War?

    Too many soldiers from all countries gave their lives since human beings picked up stones and slingshots, then catapults and now nuclear war is in mankind's quiver of suffering and death! God watches our inadequate use of free will and… Continue reading

  • Days 142-148 An Unstoppable Force: Part Two

    Note: This is a continuation of a story about Lual Mayen that was published on the JSW on May 15th On one of Lual’s daily trips to the Internet Café, a friend introduced him to video games.  Typical of video… Continue reading

  • Days 135-136 An Unstoppable Force

    Note: This is part one of a two-part story Can you imagine what it is like to be a refugee fleeing from violence, war, poverty and hunger as you and your family search desperately for a safe place to sleep,… Continue reading

  • Days 128-129 Love

    Mother’s Day Blessing Continue reading

  • Days 121-122 Share The Love In Your Heart

    "Nursing is an art: and if it is to be made an art, it requires an exclusive devotion as hard a preparation as any painter’s or sculptor’s work; for what is the having to do with dead canvas or dead… Continue reading

  • Days 114-115 Everything is Holy Ground

      “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” Chief Seattle Earth Day, 4/22/2021 and… Continue reading

  • Days 107-108 Caregiver Renewal

    Note: Guest reflection by the high spirited and kind-hearted Terry Chapman! Now that we see light ahead of us in this tunneling virus, and feel somewhat better about our collective futures–what next?  How can we focus on positive, productive life… Continue reading

  • Days 100-101 What Can I Offer?

    As I reflected on this question, what can I offer? I thought about Easter, new life, transformation… National Poetry month…. Earth Day is in April… I thought about care of creation… I thought about springtime… and all these ideas pointed… Continue reading