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Days 319-320 Hints of Gladness
When I am among the trees, especially the willows and the honey locust, equally the beech, the oaks and the pines, they give off such hints of gladness. I would almost say that they save me, and daily. I… Continue reading
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Days 314-318 – Love for all – Why Pope Francis is a Hero
“Radical Loving Care holds that every human being carries the spark of the divine.” -Reverend Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 312-313 Ubuntu
"I am what I am because of who we all are". – Leymah Gbowee. Note: Today's reflection is offered by guest contributor Amy Martin. Sometimes in life we come across terms, phrases or concepts that stay with us, ideas that… Continue reading
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Days 307-311 – Today is the Day
“Who are you within and outside your own skin? Today is your day to ask Love to answer that question for you.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Day 305-306 From Darkness to Light
The scene opens with a young boy lying sick in bed. His grandfather is reminiscing with him about his life and childhood. He recalls his own father reading to him when he was 10 and ill with pneumonia. It is… Continue reading
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Days 303-304 – “Portable Sabbath”
“What traditional Sabbath times can do is teach you that any day and any moment can be sacred if you pause long enough to recognize it as such.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 300-302 – Celebrating Liz Wessel’s Art & Love
“We are called to be humble. All who know Liz Wessel recognize this trait in her quiet presence.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 298-299 The Prayer of the Person
"I would see you as my friend, / That I may remember you are a part of me / And come to know myself. -Course in Miracles In the early 1600’s in Le Puy, France a small band of women… Continue reading
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Days 293-297 – The Art of Existence
"The function of a [person] is to live, not exist." -Jack London If anyone knew this truth it was Jack London, author of Call of the Wild as well as fifty other books. London grew up poor and, as… Continue reading
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Days 291-292 Like A Welcome Season
Maybe if we reinvent whatever our lives give us we find poems." ~ Naomi Shihab Nye Leave the familiar for a while Let your senses stretch out Like a welcome season Onto meadows, shores and hills Change rooms in your… Continue reading