Erie Chapman Foundation
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Days 52-53 The Ballerina
Please Note: This guest essay was written by my colleague Brian Beichner RN This reflection is my personal advice to the nurse that has to deal with the loss or potential loss of a patient. My advice is simple, talk… Continue reading
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Days 45 – 46 The Wonder of Our Lives
This excerpt from e. e. cumming's poem is a favorite. We have a singular purpose in life. We may look far and wide but we carry a simple truth. The root of the root; stay grounded in what… Continue reading
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Days 17-18 Call Upon Mary
"In dangers, in doubts, in difficulties, think of Mary, call upon Mary. Let not her name depart from your lips, never suffer it to leave your heart. And that you may obtain the assistance of her prayer, neglect not… Continue reading
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Days 10-11 Within the Shelter Of Great Belonging
“The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another.”- Thomas Merton Watch; experience, enjoy. … Continue reading
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Days 359-360…And Into the New
The Old Year Runs Away From Me ~by Joyce Rupp The old year runs away from me. I hang onto her sleeve But she shakes me loose. Where does the old year go When the new year comes? … Continue reading
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Days 354-355 Deepest Gratitude
Listening to Christmas by Alan Harris Have you ever heard snow? Not the howling wind of a blizzard, not the crackling of snow underfoot, but the actual falling of snow? We heard it one night in… Continue reading
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Days 348-349 Amazing Grace
Each week I look for a clue and I wonder if something will bubble up that may inspire or delight readers. Sometimes the well spring is dry or I may be surprised by how the page comes to life with… Continue reading
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Days 340-341 “That’s What Skin Does”
“Skin had hope, that's what skin does. Heals over the scarred place, makes a road.” ~ Naomi Shihab Nye (from 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East. I write to you in the early hours of the morning.… Continue reading
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Days 333-334 Twists and Tangles
An ancient Chinese proverb shares the belief that we are connected to one another in a deeply meaningful way. It seems that when a child is born, an invisible red thread extends from the child’s spirit to connect her with all the significant people who will become part… Continue reading
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Days 326-327 …And Held Dear
We Give Thanks We give thanks to our God. for all the earth and all creation. That are wonderfully made and held dear in the heart of our God. We give thanks for our friends and for our… Continue reading
Journal of Sacred Work 