Journal of Sacred Work

caregivers

  • Days 336-337 – Diving Into Depth

    “Like auto accidents, epiphanies occur unexpectedly. When they do, can we find the strength to dive deeper into the secret our life holds calmly in its hands?” -Erie Chapman Continue reading

  • Days 333-335 – Feminine Energy

    “What both caregiving and the world need, of course, is the right balance of female and male energy. This is what Jesus embodied. The male energy to advance his message against savage attack surged through his worldly body. Simultaneously, Jesus… Continue reading

  • Days 329-330 – How Words Shape Humanity

    “Finding the right words tells us whether we are living in God’s Light, or walking in the half tones of shallow experience.” Continue reading

  • Days 319-323 – Hidden Colors

    “Caregivers study science to learn how to cure the body’s broken machinery. Healing caregivers study art to enhance their ability to bring the comfort of color to darkened hearts. Each time we uncover more of Beauty’s hidden hues we discover… Continue reading

  • Days 315-316 – Close and Far

    But close can feel dangerous. Far may seem safe. Jesus called us to love our friends as well as our enemies. Does Love have such a thing as an enemy? – Reverend Erie Chapman Continue reading

  • Days 312-314 – Compassion in Action

    As they “limp away from the struggle,” the compassionate carry a sweet secret. Love provides Grace. – Erie Chapman Continue reading

  • Days 306-307 – Trapped

    The great thinker Schopenhauer believed that our lives personify longing. Recently, I felt a strange dose of this longing while trapped in the soul-killing world of a shopping mall. – Erie Chapman Continue reading

  • Days 302-303 – Love Index

    “We can’t get paid to love. We can only live to love.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading

  • Days 285-287 – Our Inner Companion

    “Perhaps, this is what is most precious in our lives: to see and be seen, to love and be loved, to touch when we can, to quietly sense each other within each day.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading

  • Days 258-260 – Choice?

    Love is always present to guide us. If only it were simple to hear her with clarity and heed her across each day. Fortunately, “Love is gracious and merciful.” -Reverend Erie Chapman Continue reading