Journal of Sacred Work

Reflections, Holidays, Spirituality

Christmas, Light, Hope, Winter Solstice, Memories

  • Days 72-73 Door of My Heart

    Recently I shared a meal with a friend, a blessing and a Holy Communion of sorts. She is a light filled being who is kind and generous of heart. Eventually our conversation deepened to things that hold meaning. We talked… Continue reading

  • Days 67-71 – The Secret of Gratitude: Timeless Celebration

    In 1973 neurologist Oliver Sacks gave us a timeless gift (one of many.) He penned the book Awakenings. Seventeen years later it became an Academy Award nominated film. Patients frozen into silence & immobility are given a new drug. After… Continue reading

  • Days 65-66 For The Journey

    The Lenten season invites us on a soulful journey of self-introspection. We travel light without all the customary amenities that will only serve to distract us from our real purpose. Perhaps we have forgotten. Through the years, our heart becomes… Continue reading

  • Days 60-64 – After Pain

    By now, you are a veteran of pain….One thing you know for sure. The worst thing to tell a sufferer is that, “Pain is a great teacher.” What we want is compassion not counsel…There is often no cure for our… Continue reading

  • Days 58-59 All Through this Day

    For many Christians the observance of Lent is a way of preparing the heart in celebration of the central mystery of Christianity; the death and resurrection of Jesus.  Whether or not you are Christian, or religious for that matter, we… Continue reading

  • Days 53-57 – Yellow

    Yellow literally has the power to change our energy & raise our mood. The incomparable John O’Donohue wrote, “The presence of color is at the very heart of human life.”…The moment a color enters our eyes it instantly changes our… Continue reading

  • Days 51-52 “Museao Atlantico”

    [NOTE: This post was written by Liz Wessel] Jason deCaires Taylor is creating a unique underwater museum that depicts the refugee crisis hitting Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The British artist creates a cast by covering human subjects with… Continue reading

  • Days 41-45 – Gifts of the Prism

    This morning’s storm off the South Florida coast bore the classic characteristics of subtropical weather: mayhem. Wind bent the rain into waterfalls that punched holes in the skin of the Atlantic. Waves were drunken sailors in a barroom brawl. Dark… Continue reading

  • Days 39-43 “I was killed…”

    One summer morning dawn’s eye watched thousands of men doing something curious. They were calmly writing their names on pieces of paper & sewing them into their coats to ensure that family could be notified in case of their death. Continue reading

  • Days 37-38 Lasting Impressions to Become Me

    Please note: this guest essay is written by Jolyon Druce in response to Erie Chapman’s meditation, “Days 11-15 Footsteps and Other Signs of Presence” Jan 11, 2016.   Erie asks about footprints and other signs of presence. What footprints or impressions… Continue reading