Journal of Sacred Work

Erie Chapman Foundation

  • Days 217-221 – The Shallow End of the Pool

    Every pioneer trades safety for greater goals. A fraction succeed. Even the successful are often anonymous.   We owe all our gratitude for improving the quality of our lives as well as for sometimes saving them.  Continue reading

  • Days 215-216 A Holy Chalice

    When I think of peace I think of a world where people are no longer brutalized on account of such accidents such as birth as sex, race religion, or nationality. For me, peace is a way of structuring human relationships… Continue reading

  • Days 210-214 – I love you even though…

    It is easy to love you when you are kind & not when you are stern. It’s simple to love your wit & complex to comprehend your self-pity.I don’t like your anger, do like your apologies, don’t like you calling… Continue reading

  • Days 203-207 – NEW MESSIAH?

    Do we need a new Messiah, the Daughter of God? That is the question I will pose in a one person art exhibit this September at Vanderbilt Divinity School’s Art Gallery. What gender, race & message? What do you think? Continue reading

  • Days 201-202 Sometimes Even the Moon Needs to Rest

    One of the goals of the JSW is to offer a space for respite for caregivers who may visit for a momentary pause of reflection. I offer this blessing in a spirit of hospitality & gratitude to you for your… Continue reading

  • Days 190-194 – Etched Not on Stone but in Hearts

    Just as we are all children of God we are letters from God not etched into stone tablets but in the hearts of others. This is the “framing” that matters most.  For framed or unframed our lives will leave a legacy… Continue reading

  • Days 193-194 You Tell Me…

    We’ve all heard the riddles, “Why did the chicken cross the road?” Still, I was startled to encounter a rooster actually walking across a four-lane road. I watched with trepidation mixed with awe. Perhaps because it was a Sunday afternoon,… Continue reading

  • Days 188-192 – How Is Your Bandwidth?

    Our current crises may include our rising inability to listen unless it fits our agenda. Men are notoriously bad. Continue reading

  • Military Service as Caregiving

    Note: Guest reflection by Terry Chapman: Last May, my son Daniel and I traveled by train to Gettysburg and Antietam Battlefields in PA and MD. The photo shows me saluting my 2nd Great Uncle Degrasse S. Chapman, who was killed… Continue reading

  • Days 181-185 – How Can We Make a Passing Precious?

    Although a life’s meaning is not defined by funeral orations it is surely a time when Love calls us to go beyond mere cliches. If you cannot write, paint a picture honoring the deceased, create a dance, assemble a scrapbook,… Continue reading