Journal of Sacred Work

Erie Chapman Foundation

  • Days 46-47 -The One Less Traveled

    I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.   –Robert Frost As we… Continue reading

  • Days 39-40 – Many Small Actions

    “Set your expectations high; find men and women whose integrity and values you respect; get their agreement on a course of action; and give them your ultimate trust.”  John Fellows Akers                                                                                                            In response to the Institute of Health Improvement (IHI) Triple… Continue reading

  • Days 32-33 The Brilliance of our BEING

    " The greatest obsession that humanity suffers is of 'that which should be'.  It is a kind of madness. The really healthy person has no concern with that which should be. His whole concern is the immediate, that which is. And… Continue reading

  • Days 18-19 – The Prodigal Son’s Journey Upward

    Note: Guest essay written by Cheri Cancelliere Henri Nouwen’s favorite painting was “The Return of the Prodigal Son” by Rembrandt. Nouwen kept a print of the painting in his room that was among his most treasured possessions. He was on… Continue reading

  • Days 11-12 – The Gift of Grace

      “In mythos and fairy tales, deities and other great spirits test the hearts of humans by showing up in various forms that disguise their divinity. They show up in robes, rags, silver sashes, or with muddy feet. They show… Continue reading

  • Days 4-5 – Reshaping Our Eyes

    TRANSFORMATION It could be the letter never answered, the one in which you declared your love in such a tender way, admitting to every- thing. Or when the shell you brought all… the way from the Philippines is dropped by… Continue reading

  • Days 354-355 Blessings of Love

      In the fullness of life we can experience the many nuances of love. The Ancient Greek’s were able to distinguish the various facets of love imbued in the words; xenia, philia. storge, eros and agape. Xenia is the word… Continue reading

  • Days 347-348 Your True Inheritance

      To be human is to become visible while carrying what is hidden as a gift to others. To remember the other world in this world is to live in your true inheritance. -David Whyte  Love is the source of… Continue reading

  • Days 333-334 For Beauty’s Sake

    They were born at the same hour, same day and year, on June 13, 1935 but they grew up in different parts of the world. He was a refugee from Bulgaria and she came from a military family in Casablanca,… Continue reading

  • Days 326-327 Hannah Wore Her Dancing Shoes

    "The outcome of the world, the gates of the future…these are not thrown open to a few of the privileged nor to one chosen people to the exclusion of all others. They will open only to an advance of all… Continue reading