Journal of Sacred Work

Journal of Sacred Work

  • Blessed Are You

    Blessed are you who see it all now.The terrible, beautiful truth that our world,our lives seem irreparably broken. And you can’t unsee it.The hungry kid. The exhausted mom.The woman who wonders if any of this is worth it.The loneliness and… Continue reading

  • In The Garden of Our Hearts

      Then let the sun come out andfill the sky with rainbows. Let the warmth of the sun heal uswherever we are broken. Let it burn away the fog so thatwe can see each other clearly. So that we can… Continue reading

  • Who Do We Say We Are?

    Who do we say we are?… Who is my neighbor? For Christians, Mathew 25:35 offers this wisdom. 5 "for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a… Continue reading

  • My New Best Friend

    I fondly recall taking my grandchildren to the park when they were young. I especially remember Starling at age four having fun at the playground. On the way home she would excitedly tell me " Grandma I made new best… Continue reading

  • Music to Soothe the Soul

    Music has an extraordinary power to create magical experiences that can make our spirits soar. l had one such experience years ago when I was working as a home health nurse. It was raining heavily and I was driving to… Continue reading

  • For Love of the World

    In a recent post by Erie, he shared  nurse Kathleen Grannan's inspiring call to "share a moment of really listening, really reaching across the divide, please do so…We owe it to our country to try."  In this spirit and in… Continue reading

  • Honoring A life Well Lived

      Recently, I shared a little about my journey drawing mandalas as a spiritual art form. One of the ways it has helped me is in times of grief. I discovered drwaing as a medium  to process my grief as… Continue reading

  • Finding Hope

      When the world feels hopeless and heartless, take a moment to look around. There are beautiful humans everywhere, often hiding in plain sight in cabs, on buses, in cafes, on trains, in libraries, on park benches, in laundromats, on… Continue reading

  • The Center of the Universe

    For those who keep company with us through this Journal, we thank you! Through the years, I have discovered expression of my spirituality through drawing Mandalas which offers endless possibilities. If you are curious about the name mandala, it is… Continue reading

  • What Dreams Are Made Of

    Last night, while dreaming I wrote my Journal entry for this week but when I awoke, I discovered a blank page and my recollections faded from the page like invisible ink… As I began my days routine, I was standing… Continue reading