Journal of Sacred Work

Erie Chapman Foundation

  • Days 320-321 Love Holds Us Together

    “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” –Martin Luther King, Jr.   Great God, who has told us"Vengeance is mine,"save us from ourselves,save us from the vengeance in… Continue reading

  • Days 317-318 A Necessary Autumn

      A Necessary Autumn Inside Each   You and I have spoken all these words, but as for the way we have to go, words are no preparation. There is no getting ready, other than grace. My faults have stayed… Continue reading

  • Days 310-311 Remembrance

    Note: with a heart of remembrance, this loving guest essay is offered by Jolyon Vernon Druce. The second Sunday in November is Remembrance Day (also known as Veterans Day on November 11th). We pay our respects to those that have… Continue reading

  • Days 296-297 “Scattering Winter Dreams”

    “I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”  ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables Fall is a favorite time of year for many.   On a breeze they waltzed, they danced, they fluttered before parachuting down to… Continue reading

  • Days: 289-290 Love Letters

     "I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world. "                                    … Continue reading

  • Days 269- 270 All Life Is Sacred

      "Look deeply into nature and then you will understand everything better." -Albert Einstein When I thought about a message that could inspire, this image came to mind. It is a reflection that does not require words.     Nature is a… Continue reading

  • Days 262-263 My Wish for You

    Beannacht-Blessing by -John O’ Donohue On the day when The weight deadens On your shoulders And you stumble, May the clay dance To balance you. And when your eyes Freeze behind The grey window And the ghost of loss Gets… Continue reading

  • Days 255-256 We Were Struck

    There are so many sad things going on in the world that sometimes a good belly laugh is just what we need to release some of life stresses. Have you ever laughed until you cry? The experience is a catharsis… Continue reading

  • Days 279-280 Summer Days

    “Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting ~ a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower, and thank God for it as a… Continue reading

  • Days 265-266 Serenity

    May God grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.-Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971)  I wonder how many of us have uttered these words in moments of despair; either… Continue reading