Journal of Sacred Work
Caregivers have superpowers! Radical Loving Care illuminates the divine truth that caregiving is not just a job. It is Sacred Work.
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Beowulf, considered the oldest written story in the English language (albeit Old English) has now been made into a movie complete with 3-D effects. There’s something amusing about this – that our oldest story would be retold fifteen centuries later via the latest technology.
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With all of my writing about the importance of being present, I confess that my mind, like Professor James’, is often present somewhere else. I have been a chronic day dreamer since the first grade. That was when I discovered that the regular way of teaching school was designed for those patient, organized little girls…
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[Ed. Note:Today’s meditation was written by Cathy Self, Sr.V.P at the Baptist Healing Trust] The duality of life sometimes catches me by surprise. I recently sat by an old, glass-paned window watching the air fill with dancing leaves of many colors while listening to a quiet piano playing in the background. Suddenly the sounds…
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In any case, our daughter is about to begin what will likely be the most important caregiving role of her life. So much of caregiving is modeled on the example of mother’s love
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What encounters in life truly arrest our attention? What do we experience so intensely that we are drawn into relationship with the person or thing in that moment?
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Genocide is the fruit of hatred. -Immaculee Illabagiza Each member of the coat-and-tied, finely dressed crowd was wondering the same thing about the speaker: could they have endured what she did? All of us wanted to think that we were as strong as she is. But I, for one, doubted my own strength.…
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On Monday evenings, my wife and I often watch a program on PBS called Antiques Roadshow. Folks bring in stuff from the attic, things they’ve found along the road, items purchased at garage sales or passed down from relatives and ask the experts what they’re worth. There are nice surprises. This Monday, for example,…
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The idea that we may be living in a post-Christian era is startling to some, a news bulletin to others. But the evidence is mounting that some of the older forms of Christians expression are moribund. The Catholic Church, riven by recent scandals, has seen hundreds of thousands abandon its ranks. Mainstream Protestants are staying…
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