Journal of Sacred Work

Reflections, Holidays, Spirituality

Christmas, Light, Hope, Winter Solstice, Memories

  • Days 188-192 – How Is Your Bandwidth?

    Our current crises may include our rising inability to listen unless it fits our agenda. Men are notoriously bad. Continue reading

  • Military Service as Caregiving

    Note: Guest reflection by Terry Chapman: Last May, my son Daniel and I traveled by train to Gettysburg and Antietam Battlefields in PA and MD. The photo shows me saluting my 2nd Great Uncle Degrasse S. Chapman, who was killed… Continue reading

  • Days 179-180 Simply You

     Three,     simply              three deep breaths                  and magic   A moment…                     of turning round    Perhaps… Continue reading

  • Days 175-178 – The Atmosphere in the Room

    When a single small child enters a room smiling, everyone feels better. What happens when a caregiver enters a room? Does a patient’s energy rise or fall? What occurs in the meeting room when a leader enters? What is the… Continue reading

  • Days 173-174 Do Not Lose Heart

    "I believe in the sun, even when it rains." ~Anne Frank There are so many troubling occurrences in the world today, locally, in communities, in our nation and globally. The universe is filled with polar opposites that ultimately make up… Continue reading

  • Days 167-172 – Mission Fraud?

    The non-profit healthcare system has lost its way. Nuns & chaplains that once symbolized the charitable tradition have become complicit in what looks like “mission fraud.”  Profits are now primary & caregivers are often laid off so that executives can… Continue reading

  • Days 165-166 Like Father, Like Sons!

    Note: Guest reflection by Terry Chapman. It has been said many times that “so goes the father, so goes the son”, and in my lifetime this has held true.  My father passed on to me the steady and non-judgmental love… Continue reading

  • Days 158-159 A Thought For Today

    “The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell youDon't go back to sleep! -Rumi   Researchers have discovered that about 50,000 thoughts pass through our mind each day. Many of those thoughts rise up from an internal voice of criticism.… Continue reading

  • Days 153-157 – Are We Awake?

    George MacDonald (b.1824) warned, “We must wake our souls unnumbered times a day.” The key word is “souls.” Our soul can tell us how to spend our time. Mine tells me to create. Each day Love hands me what the camera… Continue reading

  • Days 151-152 Thankful Thoughts

    "Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts." – Alan Cohen There is so much to be thankful for… What is the prayer of your heart?  … Continue reading