Journal of Sacred Work

Liz sorensen Wessel

  • Days 233-234 Profound Messages of Hope

    Recently, I was in conversation with a colleague, who is also a dear friend, and we reflected upon the toll the pandemic is having on caregivers and on the people we serve. The most recent surge of the Delta variant… Continue reading

  • Days 226-227 In Our Struggles, Fill Us with Peace

    Good morning, fellow caregivers it is my honor to share in this time of reflective prayer with you in our little community of mutual caring and support. We all come with a wealth of experiences and wisdom and diverse backgrounds.… Continue reading

  • Days 2012-2013 A Spark of the Divine

      “The face of the water, in time, became a wonderful book- a book that was a dead language to the uneducated passenger, but which told its mind to me without reserve, delivering its most cherished secrets as clearly as… Continue reading

  • Days 205-207 “More than We Deserve”

    A dear friend and colleague sent me this reflection by Robert R Walsh which I read while listening to Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto and my spirit soared. I in turn share this gift with you.  "I heard the Second Brandenburg Concerto played… Continue reading

  • Days 177-178 Both Sides of Everything

     It has been said “we live our life forward and understand it backward.” This is true as we look back over this challenging global pandemic, complex disasters amid a marathon of effort, grief, isolation, change and the multiple stresses faced… Continue reading

  • Days 163-167 An Awesome Place To Be

      Shoulder Taps. How often to we listen to that small voice within? Especially when, this requires us to move outside of our comfort zone. We feel compelled… but we may hesitate and then dismiss the message. I can’t help… Continue reading

  • Days 156-157 A Warm and Tender Hand

    In Honor of All Caregivers  “When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share… Continue reading

  • Days 142-148 An Unstoppable Force: Part Two

    Note: This is a continuation of a story about Lual Mayen that was published on the JSW on May 15th On one of Lual’s daily trips to the Internet Café, a friend introduced him to video games.  Typical of video… Continue reading

  • Days 135-136 An Unstoppable Force

    Note: This is part one of a two-part story Can you imagine what it is like to be a refugee fleeing from violence, war, poverty and hunger as you and your family search desperately for a safe place to sleep,… Continue reading

  • Days 114-115 Everything is Holy Ground

      “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” Chief Seattle Earth Day, 4/22/2021 and… Continue reading