Journal of Sacred Work

Erie Chapman Foundation

  • Days 58-59 For Love of the World

    I salute you. I am your friend, and my love for you goes deep.  There is nothing I can give you which you have not. But there is much, very much, that, while I cannot give it, you can take.… Continue reading

  • Days 53-57 – Quandaries

    All memory problems are not due to disease or aging! Consider all the information older people have learned? So cut older folks a break. Dementia is not always the cause of a memory blip. Continue reading

  • Days 51-52 Resilience

    Resilience: nounThe capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, toughness. The ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. On the eve of a huge ice storm last week, I met virtually with Oregon colleagues to plan… Continue reading

  • Days 46-50 Agathokakological: The Only Word Describing Human Nature

    Since caregiving can dominate your whole life it may be wise to accept that no one (not even doctors) is perfect. Continue reading

  • Days 44-45 All Shall Be Well

                                                                                   … Continue reading

  • Days 39-43 The Music of Life

     Music is a beautiful alternative to noise. Silence is another – especially when disease overwhelms us. The quieter we can make hospital environments the more healing those settings will become. Continue reading

  • Days 37-38 Spirit of Abundance

    Spirit of Abundance Spirit of Abundance, God of Grace, Mother of Hope,We pause now to remember those stories that are all around us,But so often passed over,Those stories that when told are shared becauseOf what someone is, not who they… Continue reading

  • Days 32-36 I Am A Child of Love

    Magic happens in the life of each person that marries their calling to bone-deep love. It starts & continues by repeating this truth: “I am a child of God quietly building my own cathedral by living love not fear. My… Continue reading

  • Days 30-31 “This Great Cosmic Universe”

    God of our understanding, we come to you in these quiet moments, seeking that which is beyond ourselves. In this sacred space; we join in solidarity in the prayers of Reverend Martin Luther King to express our hopes and our dreams… Continue reading

  • Days 25-29 – Why Be Average?

    On July 1, 1983, the day I became president of Riverside Methodist Hospital, we planted the seeds of Radical Loving Care. In 1984 I became founding president of OhioHealth. Success came through one core achievement: creating a culture where the… Continue reading