Journal of Sacred Work

Journal of Sacred Work

  • Days 141-142 Acceptance

    Note: This insightful reflection is offered by Terry Chapman PhD Why, oh why, is it so hard to let things go?  And to let people go?  We will always have them with us in spirit, but as humans, we try… Continue reading

  • Days 134-135 … “And Graces Us Along Our Way”

    Mother Mary has comforted the hearts of many throughout the ages. My mom loved to tell us stories about my grandmother, Catherine Carter Lawler and her love of Mary. Mom’s tone of voice rose at least two octaves whenever she… Continue reading

  • Days 127-128 Winds of Fate

    Note: Thanks & appreciation for this special guest reflection by Terry Chapman Photo (All’s Well) courtesy of Endurance photographer and Ernest Shackleton The Winds of FateElla Wheeler Wilcox “One ship sails east and another drives west with the selfsame winds… Continue reading

  • Days 120-121 Full Circle

    “Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.” -Hafiz What is life, if not our friendships & our relationships with one another? Life comes full circle. As a child our hearts are naturally open & trusting. Little woundings cause… Continue reading

  • Days 113-114 Be Here Now

     I was regretting the past  And fearing the future.  Suddenly my Lord was speaking: “My name is I Am.” He paused.  I waited. He continued, When you live in the past  With its mistakes and regrets,  It is hard. I… Continue reading

  • Days 99-100 Mulligan Stew

    Mulligan stew… according to Wikipedia, Mulligan stew is simply an Irish stew made of potatoes, vegetables, meat or whatever can be scavenged, begged, borrowed or stolen if need be. During the great depression, homeless men often referred to as hobos,… Continue reading

  • Days 90-91 Within the Shelter of Great Belonging

      Prayer All-powerful God,  You are present in the whole Universe and in the smallest of your creatures. You embrace with your tenderness all that exists. Pour out upon us the power of your love, that we may protect life and beauty. Fill us… Continue reading

  • Days 83-84 Where God Dwells

      "Prayer is the bridge between our conscious and unconscious lives.  Often there is a large abyss between our thoughts, words, and actions, and the many images that emerge in our daydreams and night dreams.To pray is to connect these… Continue reading

  • Days 69-70 We’ve been hoodwinked!

    Our mothers (or your grandma ma) could not wait to try out modern inventions like a washing machine & dryer or dishwasher. Oh, the time it will save! You will be able to kick back, soak up the sun and… Continue reading

  • Days 62-63 Hope

    To All Caregivers Far and Wide, May you come to see your life as a quiet sacrament of service, which awakens around you a rhythm where doubt gives way to the grace of wonder, where what is awkward and strained… Continue reading