Journal of Sacred Work

caregivers

  • Days 74-78 What keeps you safe?

    [Essay by Minton Sparks] “When I get buried in the jail behind the bars that the monkey paints I come out shooting with a truth or two and the heart’s resonance shouts back at me, “I’m scared too”. He’s scared… 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 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 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 32-36 – Called to Lead – The Power of the Prism

    He became one of our greatest leaders. Yet, his father whipped him regularly until he was fifteen & told a friend, “I’ll make something of him even if I have to beat him to death.” At age twelve, the same… Continue reading

  • Days 25-29 – The Accidental Teachings of Donald Trump

    Psychotherapist Dr. Thomas Moore writes that, “We know instinctively that someone who talks about himself all the time must not have a very strong sense of self.” Humility honors the self as a child of God. Narcissists think they are… Continue reading

  • Days 18-22 – A Muscular Kindness

    A gentle sun is born from powerful blazes. Fireplace flames rise from wood split with strength…Without courageous action, kindness becomes nothing more than a sweet gesture. Humanity’s sun shines when tenderness glows with strength. “That my kindness exists comes not… Continue reading

  • Days 11-15 – Footprints & Other Signs of Presence

    What footprints have you left behind? Where will love lead you in the balance of your years? Continue reading

  • Days 4-8 – “Is God Blue?”

    “Is God blue?” Listen sincerely, rather than dismissively, to recently born people & they will offer glimpses of genius. Continue reading

  • Days 352-356 – The Other Magi

    What magic might you bring to others during this year’s celebration of the birth of Jesus? Read & share O. Henry’s magical story…Remember the gift of the Magi who followed the star that wove them into the greatest narrative in… Continue reading