Journal of Sacred Work

Reflections, Holidays, Spirituality

Christmas, Light, Hope, Winter Solstice, Memories

  • Days 316-317 Your Gifts

    Note: This reflection is offered by Liz Sorensen Wessel to celebrate Erie Chapman; a man with a brilliant mind, sensitive heart & creative spirit. What better way to honor the Beauty of his soul than to share a few of… Continue reading

  • Days 308-309 An All Inclusive Love

    Note: This reflection is offered by Liz Sorensen Wessel Metaphors enable us to express divine ineffable truths. The mystery of the Holy Trinity is a Christian understanding of God. One that invites us into a relational experience of love.  Richard… Continue reading

  • Days 301- 302 Autumn

     Note: Shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel Autumn The leaves are falling, falling as if from far up, as if orchards were dying high in space. Each leaf falls as if it were motioning "no." And tonight the heavy earth is… Continue reading

  • Days 296-300 – The Impossibility of Love

    Admire the seekers. Admire the caregivers who risk everything for Love in order to “move this little bit of light toward/ us/ impossibly.” Continue reading

  • Days 294-295 An Essential Truth

    “If your only goal is to love, there is no such thing as failure…” St. Francis of Assisi According to the Franciscan priest Richard Rohr, Saint Francis offered an alternative way of life that recognized God’s presence in our midst… Continue reading

  • Days 288-293 What Caregivers Want in Leaders

    If you want positive outcomes engage positive energy. Leaders who practice this, like Chris York, George Mikitarian & Laurie Harting, must be affirmed. Those who do not must be retrained or removed. Continue reading

  • Days 276-277 At the End of the Day: A Mirror of Questions -by John O’Donohue

    At the End of the Day: A Mirror of Questions What dreams did I create last night? Where did my eyes linger today?Where was I blind? Where was I hurt without anyone noticing? What did I learn today? What did… Continue reading

  • Days 271-275 – Your Book of Now

    Some strive to “kill time.” Even in moments of pain why would we ever want to kill the only thing we have? Speed & boredom trample the richness of our moments. Meditation offers a partial solution. The full answer rests… Continue reading

  • Days 269-270 Prayers for Healing

    Great God, who has told us "Vengeance is mine," save us from ourselves, save us from the vengeance in our hearts and the acid in our souls. Save us from our desire to hurt as we have been hurt, to… Continue reading

  • DAYS 262-263: The Best Kept Secret

    “Death is not an enemy, death lives in paradise. What makes anything precious but that it ends? ” B. J. Miller MD, Hospice and Palliative Care, extraordinary human being.  I had the good fortune to listen to Dr. Miller share… Continue reading