Journal of Sacred Work

Journal of Sacred Work

  • Days 253-254 Care of Creation Part II (Part one shared Sept 4th)

    What vision do you hold in your heart for a better world? For inspiration, Pope Francis looks to Francis of Assisi who saw the world and everything in it, the sun, moon, all the creatures, the elements of the earth,… Continue reading

  • Days 240-241 Where Love Begins

    Just as light shines in the darkness, so stars are often considered a symbol of truth, spirit and hope. One that embodies the notion of spiritual revelation in each of us. Stars remind us of our own resilience, especially when we're feeling down. They offer reassurance of our… Continue reading

  • Days 233-234 Profound Messages of Hope

    Recently, I was in conversation with a colleague, who is also a dear friend, and we reflected upon the toll the pandemic is having on caregivers and on the people we serve. The most recent surge of the Delta variant… Continue reading

  • Days 226-227 In Our Struggles, Fill Us with Peace

    Good morning, fellow caregivers it is my honor to share in this time of reflective prayer with you in our little community of mutual caring and support. We all come with a wealth of experiences and wisdom and diverse backgrounds.… Continue reading

  • Days 2012-2013 A Spark of the Divine

      “The face of the water, in time, became a wonderful book- a book that was a dead language to the uneducated passenger, but which told its mind to me without reserve, delivering its most cherished secrets as clearly as… Continue reading

  • Days 205-207 “More than We Deserve”

    A dear friend and colleague sent me this reflection by Robert R Walsh which I read while listening to Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto and my spirit soared. I in turn share this gift with you.  "I heard the Second Brandenburg Concerto played… Continue reading

  • Days 177-178 Both Sides of Everything

     It has been said “we live our life forward and understand it backward.” This is true as we look back over this challenging global pandemic, complex disasters amid a marathon of effort, grief, isolation, change and the multiple stresses faced… Continue reading

  • Days 163-167 An Awesome Place To Be

      Shoulder Taps. How often to we listen to that small voice within? Especially when, this requires us to move outside of our comfort zone. We feel compelled… but we may hesitate and then dismiss the message. I can’t help… Continue reading

  • Days 156-157 A Warm and Tender Hand

    In Honor of All Caregivers  “When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share… Continue reading

  • Days 149-150 Slingshots to Nuclear War?

    Too many soldiers from all countries gave their lives since human beings picked up stones and slingshots, then catapults and now nuclear war is in mankind's quiver of suffering and death! God watches our inadequate use of free will and… Continue reading