Journal of Sacred Work

Days 229-234 – The House of the Spirit

%22jesus%22 from last temptation   No one can build a house from the roof down. Houses are built from the ground up. We all know that. 

 We also know that homes are built from the inside out – from the touches that personalize where we live. From the relationships that create meaning amid walls, floors & the roof above our heads.

We build our work homes that way as well. Doctors & nurses spend so much of their lives in hospitals & hospices that those places become second homes. 

What about the house of the spirit? Is that built from the roof down? Do our spiritual homes even have a roof?

The image was taken from the 1988 film, "The Last Temptation of Christ." Jesus sits in the desert "building" his home from the brick & mortar of God's Love so that it will serve him on earth as well as heaven. Among his tools are courage, patience, faith & sacrifice – the same tools we need to build the kind of spiritual home that will shelter us during out earth journey.  

What of nutrition? Only living water can quench our thirst. Only love can make us whole. 

-Rev. Erie Chapman

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4 responses to “Days 229-234 – The House of the Spirit”

  1. Terry Chapman Avatar
    Terry Chapman

    We build our spiritual structure from the inside out! Our innermost thoughts, desires, and dreams, become, with love, acts of helping, caring, and living fully.
    It’s not a matter of “doing spiritual things”, as our lives are wholly spiritual to begin with.
    Inside, outside, breathing in and breathing out. Absorbing love from God and others–giving love back in turn.

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  2. Anne Milligan Avatar
    Anne Milligan

    This feels so genuinely YOU, Erie… Thank you for the richness of Spirit here. I will read and ponder this again today.

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  3. Todd Meador Avatar
    Todd Meador

    This piece reminds me of the masks people wear. Their foundation is not strong so they pretend to be something they are not instead of rebuilding from the inside out. It is tough because you must tear everthing down. Renovating with a poor foundation is never a good idea.
    The tools courage, patience, faith, sacrifice and love are needed.
    Thanks for the message Erie.

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  4. ~liz Wessel Avatar
    ~liz Wessel

    Erie,
    The marvelous image you have shared (to me) is a mandala; a sacred circle, symbolic of God with no beginning or end and here Christ sits at the center, symbolizing a unifying Love.
    This is a beautiful reflection and the comments of Terry, Anne and Todd enrich the experience even more; “…our relationships create meaning; only love can make us whole.” God bless!

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