Journal of Sacred Work

Days 305-306 Harnessing the Energies of Love

 

"Nothing is more practical than finding God, that is, than falling in love in a quite absolute, final way.

What you are in love with and what seizes your imagination will affect everything.

It will decide what will get you out of bed in the mornings, what you will do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude.

Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything."

 —Pedro Arrupe, S.J.


Erie Oct 2020

"Someday, after we have mastered the wind,

the waves, the tides, and gravity,

We shall harness for God the energies of love.

Then, for the second time in the history of the world,

we will have discovered fire. "   —Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

 

Dedicated to you, Erie Chapman; wishing you a beautiful birthday! ❤️️

Liz Sorensen Wessel

All photos from previous JSW posts by Erie

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6 responses to “Days 305-306 Harnessing the Energies of Love”

  1. Terry Chapman Avatar
    Terry Chapman

    Chip! Your life has one superbly created adventure in art of all kinds, from caring hospital administration to national TV health show to movies, poetry, photography plus a continuing commitment to encouraging all you meet to find wonder everywhere.
    I am proud to write with you and Liz Wessel for the Journal of Sacred work which brightens caregiver lives with each edition!

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    Maureen McDermott

    Thank you Erie for your visionary leadership and practical compassionate care. May blessings of wonder, peace, delight, good health, gratitude and hope swirl around you as you celebrate your gift of life.

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  3. erie chapman Avatar
    erie chapman

    Wow, Liz. Somehow you have done it again!! You are the most amazing and cherished of beings. I love both quotes and can tell you that you love and dedication are one of the things that “amazes [me] with joy and gratitude.” You are remarkable to have gone to the trouble to pull each of these pictures from prior posts and to combine them the way you have here. That is the power of your great gift and enduring light. You are always thinking of others and how to honor them. Profound thanks.

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    erie chapman

    Thank you so very very much, dear Maureen. You are clearly the dearest of souls and I am so grateful for the way you support Liz and contribute such lovely comments to the Journal. Love, blessings and thanks to you.

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    erie chapman

    YOU are the one, Terry, and I am so grateful to you for your continued appreciation of different things I have tried to do in this short life. You and I have won the gift of living long and well and I am so impressed with how much light YOU have brought into the lives of so many. Thank you!!

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  6. Jolyon Avatar
    Jolyon

    Thank you Liz for sharing these two dedications to Erie. I would like to add another.
    Give your body and mind to worldly enjoyments, and the world will destroy them both. Devote them to God and his service, and you will enjoy bodily health, peace of mind, and spiritual joy ~ Swami Brahmananda
    And thank you Erie and Happy Birthday! Your Spirit and Love helps bring us Peace.

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