Journal of Sacred Work

Erie Chapman Foundation

  • Days 192-193 Peace

     As we enter into the Sabbath of this summer eve I wish you peace; deep abiding peace… and love. May we know and be peaceful.  To make peace with whatever needs expression and to greet whatever feelings arise, no matter… Continue reading

  • Days 145-146 Ever Present

    I offer the following quotes from David Whyte’s book, “Consolations”  as reflection on this Memorial Day weekend. “Friendship is a mirror to presence and a testament to forgiveness. Friendship not only helps us see ourselves through another’s eyes, but can… Continue reading

  • Days 138-139 The Goodness of the Sky

    "Our life is an apprenticeship to the truth that around every circle another can be drawn; that there is no end in nature, but every end is a beginning; that there is always another dawn risen on mid-noon, and under… Continue reading

  • Days 130-132 The Finest Art

    "Nursing is an art: and if it is to be made an art, it requires an exclusive devotion as hard a preparation as any painter’s or sculptor’s work; for what is the having to do with dead canvas or dead… Continue reading

  • Days 124-125 Heart of Humanity

    Why is it that dreaded calls come in the middle of the night? Roused from sleep by a thrill ring of the phone, I answered with trepidation. My heart started to pound as my daughter in law said, “Liz, something… Continue reading

  • Days: 110 -111 You Will Never know

     His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to… Continue reading

  • Days 96-97 Wrapped in Love

    Bojagi is an ancient traditional Korean wrapping made by patching together leftover scraps of material and turning them into useful wrappers, as well as artistry. They were used to wrap, store or carry things in everyday life. Most significant  is… Continue reading

  • Days 87-88 You Dance

    In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty,  how to make poems. You dance inside my chest, where no one sees you,  but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art.  ~ Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi ~ Continue reading

  • Days 80-81 The Hand of a Stranger

    “The hand of a stranger is the hand of God.” -John O’ Donohue Whenever St Patrick’s Day rolls around I am mindful of my Irish heritage and the passionate writings of the late John O’ Donohue. His stirring reflections on the… Continue reading

  • Days 66-67 What If?

      “What if religion was each other? If our practice was our life? If prayer was our words? What if the temple was the Earth? If forests were our church? If holy water – the rivers, lakes, and oceans? What… Continue reading