Journal of Sacred Work

Liz sorensen Wessel

  • Days 55-56 It’s A Sin to Kill A Mockingbird

    Two sticks of gum, a ball of twine, an old school medal, a pocket watch, and two soap carvings of a curious boy and girl. All mysterious treasures left and meant to be found in the knothole of a grand… Continue reading

  • Days 48-49 Joie de Vivre (Joy of Living)

    My first impression of her was dislike, why? Who can recall after 50+ years but I never would have guessed that Sue and I would become best friends in 4th grade, inseparable; joined at the hip. We spent a great deal… Continue reading

  • Days 34-35 When You Awaken

    Note: offered by Liz Sorensen Wessel I am a thousand winds that blow.I am diamonds that glint on snow. I am sunlight on ripened grain.I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning hushI am the swift… Continue reading

  • Days 20-21 Hope

    Oh, not to be separated, shut off from the starry dimensions by so thin a wall. What is within us if not intensified sky traversed with birds and deep with winds of homecoming? ~Rainer Maria Rilke, Uncollected Poems A great… Continue reading

  • Days 13-14 Keep Turning

    Shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel How the Stars Get In Your Bones ~by Jan Richardson Sapphire, diamond, emerald, quartz: think of every hard thing that carries its own brilliance, shining with the luster that comes only from uncountable ages in… Continue reading

  • Days 6-7 I’ll Tell You How The Sun Rose by ~Emily Dickinson

    Note: offered by Liz Sorensen Wessel  I’ll Tell You How The Sun Rose ~by Emily Dickinson I'll tell you how the sun rose,–  A ribbon at a time.  The steeples swam in amethyst,  The news like squirrels ran.  The hills… Continue reading

  • Days 364-365 “Ring In…”

    Shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel. Something so whimsical & light of heart as this little angel who perches within the freshness of an evergreen. Even more extraordinary is the tradition of a living tree standing majestically in our living rooms adorned… Continue reading

  • Days 357-358 Love Is

    Offered by Liz Sorensen Wessel "God bless us everyone!" (Tiny Tim, The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens) With Love and gratitude, From Liz Sorensen Wessel Merry Christmas! Drawing by ~liz     Continue reading

  • Days 350-351 No Room at the Inn

     Advent reflection shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel The meaning of Christmas can become obscured by commercialism and the whirlwind of activities that accompanies this season. We worry, about so much to  do and so little time. It can crowd out… Continue reading

  • Days 343-344 One Holy Night

    Reflection offered by Liz Sorensen Wessel Advent Poem by Rainer Maria Rilke In the winter forest the wind drives the flock of snowflakes like a shepherd, And a fir tree senses how soon she will be blessed with candle-light, and… Continue reading