SoulWork Sanctuary

SoulWork Notes This month we are in a series called, Sabbath Invitation. We will be looking at Sabbath through the story of the crippled women found in Luke 13:10-17. This week, our sabbath invitation is Unburden. Breath Prayer Inhale: God I come to you Exhale: With all I am carrying Opening Prayer Gracious God, We come today with all our burdens Those we’ve been carrying for a little while And th...

SoulWork Notes e91 Echoing Silence: Resting As you move through this week, notice where you are still striving. Not in the obvious places — but in the quiet ones. The way you measure your prayer time. The way you evaluate your stillness. The way you turn even rest into something to get right. We are not a resting people. And that restlessness follows us even into the presence of God. But rest — tr...

SoulWork Notes e90 Echoing Silence: Listening As you move through this week, pay attention to what you almost missed. The thought that surfaced and slipped away. The emotion that rose and was quickly buried. The quiet nudge you talked yourself out of. God is not always loud. And we have grown so accustomed to noise that we sometimes mistake God’s silence for absence — when it may simply be an invi...

SoulWork Notes e89 Echoing Silence: Dwelling As you move through this week, notice how quickly you leave. Not just in silence — but in prayer, in conversation, in rest. How often do you arrive somewhere only to begin planning your exit? Most of us have never been taught to dwell. We have been taught to produce, to move, to accomplish. Stillness feels like a luxury we haven’t earned. But dwelling i...

SoulWork Notes e88 Echoing Silence: Entering As you move through this week, notice what it costs you to get quiet. Not to judge it. Not to fix it. But to simply be honest about what stands between you and stillness. Entering silence is rarely as simple as it sounds. There is always something pulling us back — a task unfinished, a worry unresolved, the noise we have learned to live inside of. And y...

SoulWork Notes Search Me — in Disappointment A Reflection on Luke 24:13-35 As you move through this week, notice where disappointment is still lingering within you. Not to rush past it. Not to force resolution. But to bring it honestly into the presence of God. Disappointment often emerges when life unfolds differently than we hoped it would. The disciples on the road to Emmaus knew this feeling w...

SoulWork Notes e86 Search Me: in Shame A Reflection on Genesis 3:7-13, 21 As you move through this week, notice where shame causes hiding. Not to judge yourself. Not to push your feelings away. But to bring them honestly into the presence of God. Shame often convinces us that because we have failed, we are failures. It whispers that we are too exposed, too broken, too far gone to remain fully seen...

SoulWork Notes Search Me — in Anger A Reflection on Jonah 4:1-11 As you move through this week, notice where anger rises within you. Not to judge it. Not to suppress it. But to bring it honestly into the presence of God. Anger often points to something deeper— a wound, a grief, a longing, or the sense that something sacred has been threatened. And while anger can harm when it hardens into bitterne...

SoulWork Notes Search Me — in Fear A Reflection on Judges 6:11-17; 36-39 As you move through this week, notice where fear rises within you. Not to shame it. Not to deny it. But to bring it honestly into the presence of God. Fear often appears where something feels uncertain, vulnerable, or beyond our control. It can lead to hiding, hesitation, overthinking, or the feeling that we are not enough fo...

SoulWork Notes e83 Search Me: in Jealousy A Reflection on Genesis 4:1–16 As you move through this week, notice when jealousy arises within you. Not to judge it. Not to push it away but to bring it into the presence of God. Jealousy often surfaces when something we value feels threatened—a relationship, a sense of belonging, or even how we see ourselves. When it comes, gently pause and ask: What is...

SoulWork Notes e82 Learning to See: The Future A reflection on John 21:15–19 In this episode, we sit with a quiet conversation between Jesus and Peter. After the resurrection, after the meal, Jesus turns toward Peter—not to revisit failure, but to restore and prepare him for what lies ahead. Through a series of questions and responses, Jesus meets Peter in love, entrusts him with care, and calls h...

SoulWork Notes e81 Learning to See: The Lord Made Known, a meditation on John 21:1–14 The disciples return to what they know—fishing. They work through the night and come up empty. Then Jesus speaks. The water is the same. The nets are the same. The men are the same. What changes is His word. At His instruction, their empty nets are filled with abundance. And in that moment, they recognize Him. “T...

SoulWork Notes Learning to See: The Truth, a meditation on John 20:24-29. Welcome back to our series, Learning to See , where we are walking closely with Jesus through the Gospel of John, learning to see him as he reveals himself using Lectio Divina, Latin for a close reading of a passage of scripture. One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus cam...

SoulWork Notes Learning to See: One Who Sees Us, a meditation on John 20:11-18. Happy Resurrection Sunday and welcome back to our series,  Learning to See , where we are walking closely with Jesus through the Gospel of John,&...

SoulWork Notes e78 Learning to See: The True Vine, a meditation on John 15:1-5. Welcome back to our series,  Learning to See , where we are walking closely with Jesus through the Gospel of John, learning to see him as&nb...

SoulWork Notes Learning to See: The Way, the Truth, and the Life, a meditation on John 14:1-6. Welcome back to our series, Learning to See , where we are walking closely with Jesus through the Gospel of John, learning to see him as he reveals himself. We are using a favorite prayer method - Lectio Divina, a Latin phrase that translates as “Divine Reading” but simply means a close reading of a pass...

SoulWork Notes Learning to See: The Resurrection and the Life, a meditation on John 11:23-26. Welcome back to our series, Learning to See , where we are walking closely with Jesus through the Gospel of John, learning to see him as he reveals himself. We are using a favorite prayer method - Lectio Divina, a Latin phrase that translates as “Divine Reading” but simply means a close reading of a passa...

SoulWork Notes Learning to See: The Good Shepherd, a meditation on John 10:11-15. Welcome back to our series, Learning to See , where we are walking closely with Jesus through the Gospel of John, learning to see him as he reveals himself. We are using a favorite prayer method - Lectio Divina, a Latin phrase that translates as “Divine Reading” but simply means a close reading of a passage of script...

SoulWork Notes Learning to See: The Gate For The Sheep, a meditation on John 10:7-10. Welcome back to our series, Learning to See , where we are walking closely with Jesus through the Gospel of John, learning to see him as he reveals himself. We are using a favorite prayer method - Lectio Divina, a Latin phrase that translates as “Divine Reading” but simply means a close reading of a passage of sc...

SoulWork Notes Learning to See: The Light of the World, a meditation on John 8:7-12. Welcome back to our series, Learning to See , where we are walking closely with Jesus through the Gospel of John, learning to see him as he reveals himself. We are using a favorite prayer method - Lectio Divina, a Latin phrase that translates as “Divine Reading” but simply means a close reading of a passage of scr...

SoulWork Notes Learning to See: The Bread of Life, a meditation on John 6:32-35 Welcome back to our series, Learning to See , where we are walking closely with Jesus through the Gospel of John, learning to see him as he reveals himself. We are using a favorite prayer method - Lectio Divina, a Latin phrase that translates as “Divine Reading” but simply means a close reading of a passage of scriptur...

SoulWork Notes Learning to See: The Savior, a meditation on John 3:16 Welcome to our series, Learning to See . For the months of February, March, and April—including the season of Lent—we are making space to walk closely with Jesus through the Gospel of John, learning to see him as he reveals himself. We will be using a favorite prayer method - Lectio Divina, a Latin phrase that translates as “Div...

SoulWork Notes Learning to See: The Word, a meditation on John 1:1-5 Welcome to our series,  Learning to See . For the months of February, March, and April—including the season of Lent—we are making space to walk closely with...

SoulWork Notes A Word about Joy — Episode 69: Noise Is Required Welcome to SoulWork Sanctuary , a weekly place to pause with God. We conclude the series A Word about Joy —reflections shaped by what my little cousin Cameron has taught me about joy, the word God gave me for this year. In this episode, we reflect on joy as noise . Through story, prayer, breath, and silence, we consider how joy often...

SoulWork Notes Welcome to SoulWork Sanctuary , a weekly place to pause with God. We continue the series A Word about Joy —seven reflections shaped by what my little cousin Cameron has taught me about joy, the word God gave me for this year. In this episode, we reflect on joy as rest . Through story, prayer, breath, and silence, we consider how joy sometimes comes not from doing more, but from list...