Basket of Blessings: An Artistic Exploration of "Interfaith"
June 18th, 2008Anonymous
Inspired by the great tradition of the world religions' illuminated manuscripts, for several months I have been creating a painting. In each month's painting I explore the symbols of the faith tradition that we are about to study at our Interfaith Ordination program's monthly modules.
Story of the Hope Wall: A Community Arts Project
September 22nd, 2008JanInterfaith
The idea of the Hope Wall project came to me in 2001, while I was convalescing from a knee surgery. At that time I was working at the Medical Pavilion as a Creative Arts Therapist. By the time the Hope Wall was completed, I had become a resident Hospital Chaplain.
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Professionalism, Mystical Communion, and Sacred Work
September 30th, 2008JanInterfaithThe spiritual essence of helping others ultimately transcends both professional identity and religious theology. Found everywhere in the interfaith experience, it flows instead from a deep and mystical resonance with the other that cannot be contained by theories or treatment plans. As we mature in our ministries, we learn to trust this mystical communion wherever it leads.
Devotion and a Prayer
September 26th, 2008JanInterfaithWhile I was away from the hospital, I received a page from a nurse who was wheeling an elderly woman patient in her bed to emergency surgery. The patient was asking for a Catholic priest to pray for her. The nurse wanted to oblige the patient, so had paged me for how to go about it.
Spiritual Weightlifting
September 25th, 2008JanInterfaith
Two years ago my husband convinced me to join his small weightlifting gym. It took quite a lot to convince me that I wasn’t going to be met with the same oppression I have met at other gyms and fitness centers.
From Mother to Minister: Reflections on My Path as I Approach Ordination
September 11th, 2008JanInterfaith
As I approach ordination, I think back on the path that has led me from seeing myself primarily in the roles of mother and creative explorer to stepping into my ministry of healing arts.
