Journal of Sacred Work

Journal of Sacred Work

  • Days 82-83 My Wish for You

    A blessing by John O’Donohue Continue reading

  • Days 68-69 Part II:Standing with Paradox

    Paradox and the owning of one’s shadow Continue reading

  • Days 54-55 Part I:The Pearl of Great Price

    “To honor and accept one’s own shadow is a profound spiritual discipline. It is whole-making and thus holy and the most important experience of a lifetime.” -Robert A. Johnson Rather serendipitously, there are circumstances when something may come our way… Continue reading

  • Days 33-34 Our Hidden Gift

    The hidden gift in caregiving Continue reading

  • Days 19-20 “Above All, Trust”…

    “God is not remote from us. He is at the point of my pen, my (pick) shovel, my paint brush, my (sewing) needle – and my heart and thoughts.” -Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Above all, trust in the slow work… Continue reading

  • Days 5-6 High Flight

      High Flight Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things You have not dreamed… Continue reading

  • Days 362-365 Pearls Streaming

    And I said to a man who stood at the gate of the year; “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.” And he replied: “Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the… Continue reading

  • Dayss 357-358 Peace

      "Nature was a mirror of the soul for St. Francis of Assisi—a mirror for himself and a mirror for God. All this mirroring effected a complete change of consciousness, a shift in how he saw reality.The outer world began… Continue reading

  • Days 350-351 This Art

    (Please note: Today's GUEST ESSAY was submitted by Artist, Maria Doglio). Painting, "Heart in Tree" ~ by Maria Doglio   “In your light I learn how to love.  In your beauty, how to make poems.  You dance inside my chest… Continue reading

  • Days 329-330 Paraprosdokians

    "Paraprosdokians are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently humorous. Winston Churchill loved them." ~Anon   Here are a few paraprosdokians from a distinguished cat named Esmae who dreams… Continue reading