Journal of Sacred Work

Reflections, Holidays, Spirituality

Christmas, Light, Hope, Winter Solstice, Memories

  • Days 360-364 – Freedom

    How do we free ourselves from jails of our own creation? Jesus proved that no jail can imprison the hearts of those who love. We should celebrate his birth not just on December 25 but everyday. Continue reading

  • Days 358-359 Blessings of Christmas

    Note: This Christmas Greeting is from Liz Sorensen Wessel May the love that breathes life into all of humanity Be born in us this Christmas season. May the love that brings forth all of creation, Be born in us this… Continue reading

  • Days 351-352: She Shelters

    Note:  Shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel  Advent Poem by Rainer Maria Rilke In the winter forest the wind drives the flock of snowflakes like a shepherd, And a fir tree senses how soon she will be blessed with candle-light, and… Continue reading

  • Days 346-350 – Saving A Child

    Yvan was born with a death sentence. His crime? Club feet. American children receive love & treatment. In Yvan’s Ivory Coast village the tradition is to kill “disfigured” children. That was Yvan’s fate until he found a pair of angels. Continue reading

  • Days 344-345 “It Is What It Is and I am What I Am”

    Note: this reflection is offered by Liz Sorensen Wessel “It is what it is”… my late brother John would often say and when I am missing him most, I listen for these words from others as a sign of his… Continue reading

  • Days 339-343 – The House of Surprise

    “The passing world survives only in moments of absolute being…” To find beauty in the image of a woman interrupting the lines of a row of drinking fountains is a gift we can unwrap everyday. Thus, our “ordinary” workplace becomes… Continue reading

  • Days: 337-338 In This Season

    “The human heart continues to dream of a state of wholeness, a place where everything comes together, where loss will be made good, where blindness will transform into vision, where damage will be made whole, where the clenched question will… Continue reading

  • Days 332-336 Conversations Between Body & Soul

    In the most serene rooms of your heart your soul whispers secrets to you alone. What are the hidden conversations between your soul & body? Our cells replace themselves every seven to ten years. What about the cells of your… Continue reading

  • Days 330-331 Hope

    Note: shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel     "Hope is a communal virtue. Now is the time to be community for each other  - to help carry burdens, to share, to offer hope, to trust, to love one another."  … Continue reading

  • Days 325-329 Reaching For Help

    The umbilical cord had just been cut. Suddenly separated from his mother my grandson reached for help. Almost every baby does it. Soon enough – usually sooner than we would like, we are taught to quit that. To stand on… Continue reading