Journal of Sacred Work

Reflections, Holidays, Spirituality

Christmas, Light, Hope, Winter Solstice, Memories

  • Days 40-45 – Hiding

    I picked up David Whyte’s Consolations (2015) & randomly opened to this chapter, “Hiding”: Continue reading

  • Days 38-39 Slow Me Down

    Slow Me Down Slow me down, Lord!     Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind.     Steady my harried pace.    With a vision of the eternal reach of time. Give me,      amidst the confusion of my day,     the calmness of… Continue reading

  • Days 32-33 Our Stories

    " God made man because he  loves stories." Elie Wiesel In ancient times before the written word, familial lineage was passed on through the oral tradition. Spiritual wisdom is often transferred best through metaphors found in the magic of storytelling.… Continue reading

  • Days 27-31 – Confusion of Flowers

     Pansies know their calling: Beauty. The calling is the same for caregivers: to shine Healing’s Beauty into the hearts of sufferers. Since fatigue can cool that calling leaders must always be the sun for every caregiver.  Continue reading

  • Days 25-26 Love & Justice

    This week we commemorated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. a man who has inspired all humanity with his visionary dream of a better world. May we honor his memory by working together to transform his… Continue reading

  • Days 20-24 – “Only When Love & Need Are One…”

    The merger of love & need are always at play in any fulfilling “victory.” The secret lies in the hearts of each individual who chooses to unite avocation with vocation. Where “two eyes make one in sight.”  Continue reading

  • Days 18-19 My Grandmother’s Hands

    How transparent and thin the skin over my hands has become, revealing these gnarly blue veins. Some days the joints in my fingers swell and I feel like the character, David Banner when his body suddenly bulges into The Hulk… Continue reading

  • Days 11-12 Beyond Words

    I’ve often heard it said that much of what we communicate is non-verbal. Our facial expressions, eye contact, posture, and the tone of our voice can say so much more than mere words. Well, I had an opportunity to test… Continue reading

  • Days 4-5 Prayer for Peace

    Although we use different words and names, Lord you see into our hearts and minds as we join in unity with purpose to pray for peace. Peace and Universal Love is the essenceof the Gospel preached by allEnlightened Ones. The… Continue reading

  • Day 363 to Day 3 – The Virus of Perfection

    “It is a wonderful day in a life when one is finally able to stand before the long, deep mirror of one’s own reflection and view oneself with appreciation, acceptance and forgiveness.” – John O’Donohue Continue reading