Journal of Sacred Work

Erie Chapman Foundation

  • Days 146-148 – The Heart Remembers

    [*Essay by Liz Sorensen Wessel] Take This Hand   On the day when our soldiers took their stand,  leaving behind them their life, their love; a  voice inside said "this is my wish that you defend my shores till peace returns." … Continue reading

  • Days 137-138 The Blessings of Light

    Sometimes, when I am empty of all my reserve, I find myself in an uncomfortable zone of fragility, feeling inadequate and unlovable. I vacillate between a voice of calm reason that offers encouragement and the fear that I am on… Continue reading

  • Days 130-131 Divine Mother

    Icons of Mother Mary adorn the improvised alters in many a home, be it a hearth’s mantle, a bedroom nightstand, or a living room wall. She gathers all the hopefulness of our prayers into her soft being and responds with… Continue reading

  • Days 103-104 – Grant Us the Courage and Bless Our Pilgrim Hearts

      A Pilgrim’s Prayer by Sr. Joyce Rupp   God of our life, create in us the heart of a pilgrim. There is a part of us that fights letting go. Do not allow us to become so rooted or… Continue reading

  • Days 88-89 – Love’s Energy

    John 1:1 IN THE beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself.2 He was present originally with God. 3 All things were made and came into existence through Him;… Continue reading

  • Days 81-82 – Returning Home to One’s Soul Place

    Note: This essay is by guest contributer: Anne Milligan; artist musician, singer and a lovely soul. Martha Herrin Hollis is my maternal great-great grandmother from Alabama, which is one of many mysteries unfolding with the ancestry work. Isn't she grand? … Continue reading

  • Days 74-75 – Reminiscing or Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride

     My first car was a Volkswagen bug. I purchased it from a friend “as is” for $30. I was 17 and had just obtained my drivers learning permit. At the time I was living in Vermont, attending high school and working… Continue reading

  • Days 67-68 Divine Spark

    “To be human is to become visible while carrying what is hidden as a gift to others.” -David Whyte You are Divine; a divine spark and as your soul awakened Love breathed you into being. Sometimes internalized messages may overshadow… Continue reading

  • Days 60-61 – A Shifting Culture

    Evolving Cultures of Patient Safety Continue reading

  • Days 53-54 – Pure & Simple

    Last May, Woody and I befriended Brandi, a yellow lab, who we met at a local animal shelter. We were thrilled to take this gentle, sweet creature home with us. She is showered with affection and there is a natural… Continue reading