Journal of Sacred Work

Reflections, Holidays, Spirituality

Christmas, Light, Hope, Winter Solstice, Memories

  • Days 139-140 Pause to Honor and Remember

    "Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay, but we can honor their sacrifice." — Barack Obama As I constructed this collage, I looked at several war photos, which was a somber, poignant… Continue reading

  • Days 134-138 Saint Liz

     Patients soothed in the middle of crises may never know the impact Liz has had on their lives. They will not even know that she has been sainted. But, you will. Continue reading

  • Days 132-133 You Are…

      I am the unopened bud, and I the blossom, I am the life force gathering to a crest, I am the still companion of the silence, I am the far-flung seeker of the quest. I am the daughter gathering… Continue reading

  • Days 127-131 – Hope Tucked in Old Movies

     “‘Always try to see life around ya as if you’d just come out of a tunnel.'” – Jimmy Stewart, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Thank you for holding high Love’s light – especially when darkness seems unending. Thank you… Continue reading

  • Days 125-126 The Rhythm of A Blessing

    “There is no remedy for love but to love more.” —Henry David Thoreau Although this is not everyone's experience, I am keenly aware that several of my friends have recently lost their moms.  I feel compelled to acknowledge this huge… Continue reading

  • Days 123-124 Easter Forever

    Note : Guest Reflection offered by Terry Chapman Easter has come and gone again quickly this year. But really Easter appears for several weeks on religious calendars and should be observed much longer! We move ahead blithely into our collective… Continue reading

  • Days 118-122 – Anne Boyer Describes Why What You Do Matters Most

    Radical Loving Care’s hymnal holds two songs. One thrills with notes of celebration. The other is limned with lyrics of longing. You know both songs by heart. Listen to Ms. Boyer’s version & you will hear them anew. Continue reading

  • Days 116-117 Springtime

    Such Singing in the Wild Branches It was springand I finally heard himamong the first leaves––then I saw him clutching the limb in an island of shadewith his red-brown feathersall trim and neat for the new year.First, I stood still… Continue reading

  • Days 111-115 – Three Electric Words

    Why do we need Radical Loving Care? Each minute 250 people are born. During that first minute of our lives a single procedure changed everything. The lifeline through which nourishment traveled from her to us was unceremoniously severed. Set adrift we… Continue reading

  • Days 109-110 Easter Mystery

          "The dynamism of the Easter mystery is at the heart of Christian faith. True encounter with Christ liberates something in us,  a power that we did not know we had, a hope, a capacity for life, resilience,… Continue reading