Journal of Sacred Work
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The Lenten season invites us on a soulful journey of self-introspection. We travel light without all the customary amenities that will only serve to distract us from our real purpose. Perhaps we have forgotten. Through the years, our heart becomes clouded over. I’ve heard it said that we think we have many problems but we…
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By now, you are a veteran of pain….One thing you know for sure. The worst thing to tell a sufferer is that, “Pain is a great teacher.” What we want is compassion not counsel…There is often no cure for our broken fences within. Are there ways to heal?… Wise people tell me that a powerful…
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For many Christians the observance of Lent is a way of preparing the heart in celebration of the central mystery of Christianity; the death and resurrection of Jesus. Whether or not you are Christian, or religious for that matter, we are all given an invitation to go a little deeper. Can we find a few…
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Yellow literally has the power to change our energy & raise our mood. The incomparable John O’Donohue wrote, “The presence of color is at the very heart of human life.”…The moment a color enters our eyes it instantly changes our persona because it changes our life’s vibrations. Goethe wrote what one color does, “Yellow brings…
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[NOTE: This post was written by Liz Wessel] Jason deCaires Taylor is creating a unique underwater museum that depicts the refugee crisis hitting Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The British artist creates a cast by covering human subjects with an alginate paste. Each sculpture is made of eco-friendly marine cement that is anticipated to…
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One summer morning dawn’s eye watched thousands of men doing something curious. They were calmly writing their names on pieces of paper & sewing them into their coats to ensure that family could be notified in case of their death.
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Please note: this guest essay is written by Jolyon Druce in response to Erie Chapman’s meditation, “Days 11-15 Footsteps and Other Signs of Presence” Jan 11, 2016. Erie asks about footprints and other signs of presence. What footprints or impressions do we leave? For the last few years I have been doing a lot of…
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He became one of our greatest leaders. Yet, his father whipped him regularly until he was fifteen & told a friend, “I’ll make something of him even if I have to beat him to death.” At age twelve, the same boy had jumped out of a second floor window because he felt responsible for his…
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What draws a man into an obsession or rather a love affair with sculpting underground cathedrals? To dig deep into the earth’s core and hollow out space for beauty’s sake. What a fascinating expedition on a deeply elemental level. To spend hours upon days, upon weeks, upon months, upon years until it becomes your entire…
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