Journal of Sacred Work

Reflections, Holidays, Spirituality

Christmas, Light, Hope, Winter Solstice, Memories

  • Days 343-347 – Facebook “Likes” – The Power of the Tribe

    Obviously, our life worth does not depend on our “Like” count. Still, it is affirming when someone slides their cursor over & clicks that odd little button that tells you they appreciated what you posted. Continue reading

  • Days 341-342 “His Own Heart Laughed”

     “His own heart laughed: and that was quite enough for him.”  -Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol The Greek term Metanoia refers to a change of mind or of one’s way of seeing and of being. It represents a transformative change of heart. … Continue reading

  • Days 336-340 – The Failed Humiliation of Jesus

    What I learned in my days as a federal prosecutor and judge is that every time we condemn the personhood of the criminal (remember the “criminal” crucified with Jesus) instead of that person’s actions we confuse & degrade our own… Continue reading

  • Days 334-335 And Gently Turn Your Face

    The season of Advent has roots that date back to northern Europe in pre Christian times. In the cold dark of winter candles were lit upon an evergreen wreath to mark the time, while each day people eagerly awaited the… Continue reading

  • Days 329-333 – Hospital-Acquired Suffering

    There is already enough suffering in the hospital experience. Why does the system add more? Part of the answer is the failure of both lay and physician leaders to understand that the definition of suffering must be expanded. Continue reading

  • Days 328-329 Giver of Light

    “All shall be well, and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.” -Julian of Norwich In this we surrender and trust. During Thanksgiving weekend we have the opportunity to pause amid the weaving's of our… Continue reading

  • Days 322-326 – The Table

    Consult the blood that nourishes you, listen to the messages enriching your every fiber & feel the skin that wraps you for life’s journey. Blood & soul & skin know we need not ask God to bring us anything. We… Continue reading

  • Days 320-321 Love Holds Us Together

    “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” –Martin Luther King, Jr.   Great God, who has told us"Vengeance is mine,"save us from ourselves,save us from the vengeance in… Continue reading

  • Days 319 – 323 – Magnifying Love Through Photographs

    Memories of love need tending lest they be lost. Sometimes only a photograph can retrieve them &, in so doing, make more sacred the fabric from which our lives are woven. Continue reading

  • Days 317-318 A Necessary Autumn

      A Necessary Autumn Inside Each   You and I have spoken all these words, but as for the way we have to go, words are no preparation. There is no getting ready, other than grace. My faults have stayed… Continue reading