Journal of Sacred Work

David Whyte

  • Days 158-162 The Imagination Behind Gifts & the Journal’s 15th Anniversary

    Gift giving can haunt us. It becomes easier when we note David Whyte’s counsel: “…it is the imagination behind the thought that counts, made tangible through gifts that find their definition through being twice blessed.”  Continue reading

  • Days 293-297 – One of Your Angels*

    Let David Whyte’s light shine into your life & you will experience the soul-refreshing presence of one of your angels. Continue reading

  • Days 236-237 Never Forgotten

      WHERE MANY RIVERS MEET All the water below me came from above.All the clouds living in the mountains gave it to the rivers, who gave it to the sea, which was their dying. And so I float on cloud become water, central… Continue reading

  • Days 26 27 Our Temple

    The House of Belonging I awokethis morningin the gold lightturning this wayand that thinking fora momentit was onedaylike any other. Butthe veil had gonefrom mydarkened heartandI thought it must have been the quietcandlelightthat filled my room, it must have beenthe… Continue reading

  • Days 11-12 A Cold Winter’s Night

      THE WINTER OF LISTENING What is preciousinside us does notcare to be knownby the mindin ways that diminishits presence. What we strive forin perfectionis not what turns usinto the lit angelwe desire. What disturbsand then nourisheshas everythingwe need. What… Continue reading

  • Days 129-133 – May 5, 2018

    David Whyte thinks we should befriend heartbreak as evidence of our humanity. He writes that “Heartbreak…is the natural outcome of caring for people…of holding in our affections those who inevitably move beyond our line of sight….” Continue reading

  • Days 64-68 – Self Dreams

    God’s protection can feel tenuous when we are nailed to the cross of a hospital bed or suffering torture in prisons where love ends & evil begins. LIfe’s waterfall shines with fire as well as light. The handless clock of… Continue reading

  • Days 125-129 – Courage

    “Courage is the measure of our heartfelt participation with life,” Whyte writes. But it is always easier to hide. Courage is a choice. The only way to live fully is to choose it. Continue reading

  • Days 115-116 The Soul of a Mountain

    Note: Excerpt from the writing of David Whyte " The World Also Has a Soul."     "The first step to preserving the soul in our individual lives is to admit that the world has a soul also, and is… Continue reading

  • Days 86-91 – Hidden Genius

    There is a genius living in my backyard. It is this Willow Leaf Oak. He features his own brain & a trunk stronger than Goliath. Pansies adore him. Continue reading