Journal of Sacred Work
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Days 228-229 “May Your Spirit Soar”
May your spirit soar throughout the vast cathedral of your being. May your mind whirl joyful cartwheels of creativity. May your heart sing sweet lullabies of timelessness. … Continue reading
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Days 214-215 On the Threshold of a Dream
May my mind come alive todayTo the invisible geographyThat invites me to new frontiers,To break the dead shell of yesterdays,To risk being disturbed and changed.'~ John O’Donohue It was a warm summer night in Vermont and we were home visiting… Continue reading
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Days 207-208 “I Know You by Heart”
Bit by bit Mary has lost her ability to do any of the most basic aspects of self-care. Her world has narrowed within the confines of the four walls of her room. Restricted to bed she relies on her husband… Continue reading
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Days 186-187 Beloved
“And did you get what/you wanted from this life, even so?/ I did/ And what did you want?/to call myself beloved, to feel myself beloved on the earth.” -Raymond Carver A prayer by "Ann" called, “The Holiness that Pervades… Continue reading
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Days 179-180 Widening Circles
"I live my life in widening circles that reach out across the world. I may not complete this last one but I give myself to it. " — Rainer Maria Rilke Note: This reflection is my response to an audio… Continue reading
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Days 172-173 Acceptance
Love sorrow. She is yours now, and you must take care of what has been given. Brush her hair, help her into her little coat, hold her hand, especially when crossing a street. For, think, what if you should lose… Continue reading
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Days 165-166 When Everything Else is Gone . . . Love Just Is
Note: Special thanks to guest contributor Cheri Cancelliere C. S. Lewis observed that if you ask 20 good people to name the highest virtue, 19 of them will say “unselfishness.” Yet, he felt quite certain that if the same question… Continue reading
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Days 151-152 The Greatest Gift
Morning holds a special dignity of her own. Awakening in the quiet sanctity of her arms, listen as life begins to stir. In his book, “Eternal Echoes” John O’Donouhue encourages us to greet each day in the ancient tradition of… Continue reading
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Days 138-139 In Loving This Day
Within light there is darkness, But do not try to understand that darkness. Within darkness there is light, But do not look for that light. Light and darkness are a pair, Like the foot before and the foot behind in… Continue reading
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Days 124-125 A Warm and Tender Hand
National Nurses Week begins on May 6, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. As this week unfolds I hope you will think about some of the Florence’s you may know, the unsung heroes that we work alongside with day in and day out.… Continue reading
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