Journal of Sacred Work

Journal of Sacred Work

  • Days 169-170 Our Father

    “The longer we live/The more of your presence/ We, find laid down, Weave upon weave/Within our lives.” -John O’ Donohue As Father’s Day approaches images surface; weaving's of our fathers lives intertwined with ours; yours and mine, of fathers beloved, of… Continue reading

  • Days 162-163 I’ve Got this Covered!

    If I could talk to myself twenty years ago, I would tell myself to focus on my strengths, and not on my weaknesses; on the things I could do and not the things I couldn’t do; to strive to excel… Continue reading

  • Days 155-156 Sacred Rage

    I’ve heard our nation's gun violence epidemic described as Groundhog Day. Yet, the escalating, massacres that are unfolding every day are not only a repeating but worsening beyond belief.  How do we break the cycle of violence?   David Brooks… Continue reading

  • Days 148-149 A Loving Embrace

    There are times when my heart constricts, when my words fall short…aware that when one suffers, we all suffer… may we come alongside to accompany one another and hold one another in God's loving embrace…   Offered by Liz Sorensen… Continue reading

  • Days: 141-142 I Refuse to Believe…

    An Affirmation of Faith by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  I refuse to believe that we are unable to influence the events which surround us. I refuse to believe that we are so bound to racism and war, that peace,… Continue reading

  • Overflowing in Radiance Days 134-135

    I am discovering the magic in storytelling. When someone shares their story, the essence of their own unique being overflows in a radiance that is beyond description. To share something of themselves, their story, this is where our humanity mingles… Continue reading

  • The Ballerina Days 127-128

    Note: The following story was written by a former colleague Brian Beichner RN who worked in home health.  At the time, I was teaching an end-of-life class in which I asked caregivers to write about an experience in which they… Continue reading

  • Finding Your Way Days 120-121

    "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." ~Marcel Proust “Finding your way in life is not so much about choosing a direction. It’s about uncovering the voice of the soul, the… Continue reading

  • When Fairies Gather Days 110-111

      When Fairies Gather Together: When fairies dance together It’s such a lovely sight, Collectively they twinkle As one large orb of light! If you’ve ever heard a tinkling sound like chimes or little bells ‘Tis the fairies laughing as… Continue reading

  • Days 96-97 To Receive A Blessing

    I imagine that most of you are familiar with the popular show, “Call the Midwife” which is based on the real-life memoirs of a young nurse working with Anglican Sisters in the early 1950’s. Together they make every effort to… Continue reading