Journal of Sacred Work

Thomas Merton

  • Days 109-110 Easter Mystery

          "The dynamism of the Easter mystery is at the heart of Christian faith. True encounter with Christ liberates something in us,  a power that we did not know we had, a hope, a capacity for life, resilience,… Continue reading

  • Days 276-277 The Grace of Unknowing

    The following reflection contains a few pearls of wisdom gleaned from Fr. Richard Rohr’s book “Falling Upwards” as well as the wisdom from other spiritual readings along the way.  As children we are naturally egocentric and believe that we are… Continue reading

  • Days 10-11 Within the Shelter Of Great Belonging

        “The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another.”- Thomas Merton  Watch; experience, enjoy.     … Continue reading

  • Days 249-250: Echoes of Compassion

    "What a thing it is to sit absolutely alone, in the forest, at night, cherished by this wonderful, unintelligible, perfectly innocent speech, the most comforting speech in the world, the talk that rain makes by itself all over the ridges,… Continue reading

  • Days 340-342 – Circling

    Perhaps, we are simply God’s Love. We travel the earth for awhile, searching and swirling. Sometimes we sing to the suffering. Sometimes we suffer ourselves – all the while “circling around God, the ancient tower.” Continue reading

  • Days 338-339 Healing Prayer

    “To be a saint is to be true to your self.” -Thomas Merton    Psalm 27   Love is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? Love is the strength of my life, Of whom shall I be… Continue reading

  • Days 269-270 – Finding God in Ourselves – A Two-Part Meditation

    God lives in every person and in all things Continue reading

  • Day 120 – Shared Pain

    Real healing comes from realizing personal pain is simply a share of humanity’s pain and opens the possibility of compassionate living. Continue reading

  • Day 7 – Solitude & Being “onto something”

    Solitude need not be frightening. Indeed, according to Merton, it is our chance to join with Love. After such solitude, perhaps we can return to the world as better prisms of Love’s light. Continue reading

  • Day 122 – Authentic Living

    Each human person is unique and original, and nobody has lived what we have lived. Furthermore, what we have lived, we have lived not just for ourselves but for others as well. Writing can be a very creative and invigorating… Continue reading