Journal of Sacred Work

Journal of Sacred Work

  • Days 18-19 – The Prodigal Son’s Journey Upward

    Note: Guest essay written by Cheri Cancelliere Henri Nouwen’s favorite painting was “The Return of the Prodigal Son” by Rembrandt. Nouwen kept a print of the painting in his room that was among his most treasured possessions. He was on… Continue reading

  • Days 11-12 – The Gift of Grace

      “In mythos and fairy tales, deities and other great spirits test the hearts of humans by showing up in various forms that disguise their divinity. They show up in robes, rags, silver sashes, or with muddy feet. They show… Continue reading

  • Days 4-5 – Reshaping Our Eyes

    TRANSFORMATION It could be the letter never answered, the one in which you declared your love in such a tender way, admitting to every- thing. Or when the shell you brought all… the way from the Philippines is dropped by… Continue reading

  • Days 333-334 For Beauty’s Sake

    They were born at the same hour, same day and year, on June 13, 1935 but they grew up in different parts of the world. He was a refugee from Bulgaria and she came from a military family in Casablanca,… Continue reading

  • Days 326-327 Hannah Wore Her Dancing Shoes

    "The outcome of the world, the gates of the future…these are not thrown open to a few of the privileged nor to one chosen people to the exclusion of all others. They will open only to an advance of all… Continue reading

  • Days 312-313 Ubuntu

    "I am what I am because of who we all are". – Leymah Gbowee. Note: Today's reflection is offered by guest contributor Amy Martin. Sometimes in life we come across terms, phrases or concepts that stay with us, ideas that… Continue reading

  • Day 305-306 From Darkness to Light

    The scene opens with a young boy lying sick  in bed. His grandfather is reminiscing with him about his life and childhood. He recalls his own father reading to him when he was 10 and ill with pneumonia. It is… Continue reading

  • Days 298-299 The Prayer of the Person

    "I would see you as my friend, / That I may remember you are a part of me / And come to know myself.  -Course in Miracles In the early 1600’s in Le Puy, France a small band of women… Continue reading

  • Days 291-292 Like A Welcome Season

    Maybe if we reinvent whatever our lives give us we find poems." ~ Naomi Shihab Nye Leave the familiar for a while Let your senses stretch out Like a welcome season Onto meadows, shores and hills Change rooms in your… Continue reading

  • Days 284-285 “Something To Hold On To”

    Note: The following story was written by Ashley Piturro Hospice MSW. Thank you, Ashley for sharing your generous heart with us. A few years ago I cared for a patient in a skilled nursing facility who had been receiving dialysis. His name… Continue reading