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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Blessed are you who see it all now.The terrible, beautiful truth that our world,our lives seem irreparably broken. And you can’t unsee it.The hungry kid. The exhausted mom.The woman who wonders if any of this is worth it.The loneliness and despair. Blessed are you who glimpse reality and don’t turn away.This kind of seeing comes…
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Then let the sun come out andfill the sky with rainbows. Let the warmth of the sun heal uswherever we are broken. Let it burn away the fog so thatwe can see each other clearly. So that we can see beyond labels,beyond accents, gender or skin color. Let the warmth and brightnessof the sun…
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Yesterday, the following quote was shared by a team member within a small intimate gathering of colleagues as we shared deep gratitudefor the blessings received by being part of our little "dream team" as we have been fondly dubbed by others. " I love the fact the God is a God who encourages relationships not…
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Who do we say we are?… Who is my neighbor? For Christians, Mathew 25:35 offers this wisdom. 5 "for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick…
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I fondly recall taking my grandchildren to the park when they were young. I especially remember Starling at age four having fun at the playground. On the way home she would excitedly tell me " Grandma I made new best friend today! Her exuberance and joy in playing with other children and the instant connection…
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"Feeling particularly cranky because of the unbearable heat and humidity, I was ready to pick a fight with anybody I encountered on my walk to a drugstore on the Upper West Side. So I was ready to put my mental fighting gloves on as I approached a building superintendent who was blasting the sidewalk ahead…
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The Way of One We do make a difference. One heart and one life at a time. We seek to remember that blessing comes in meeting the authentic call of the moment with greater compassion. There are always inner voices that focus on what is wrong in ourselves, in others, and in our world. There…
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Music has an extraordinary power to create magical experiences that can make our spirits soar. l had one such experience years ago when I was working as a home health nurse. It was raining heavily and I was driving to see a patient and I was running a little late. As I pulled up to…
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In a recent post by Erie, he shared nurse Kathleen Grannan's inspiring call to "share a moment of really listening, really reaching across the divide, please do so…We owe it to our country to try." In this spirit and in this season of celebrating and reverencing all of creation I offer this prayer. God of…
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The following reflection is a letter that my good friend Nathanial Vose M.Div, BCC, SEP shared with colleagues as he reflects upon his healthcare journey and beauty of working hospice care. For the past nine years, I've been blessed to work with the most amazing, compassionate, and skillful colleagues. Mother Theresa is quoted to have…
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