Journal of Sacred Work

Erie Chapman

  • Days 238-239 International Caregivers Day

    August 26, Mother Teresa’s birthday, marks the third annual International Caregivers Day. As we celebrate the contributions of caregivers from around the world, let us pause for a moment to reflect upon the sacredness of our work. Mother Teresa lived… Continue reading

  • Days 236-237 – The Human Experience

    “Ultimately, honoring the human experience means seeing beyond names, diagnoses and ages. We can only see what is sacred with the eyes of our soul.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading

  • Days 231-232 From a Distance

    How perceptions obscure our ability to see; how a change in thought can lead to a change of heart. Continue reading

  • Days 226-230 Love, Dreams & Wounds

    “Perhaps, wounds are the mothers of our dreams. Maybe we can’t love without facing into our scars, including the ones never healed – the ones that yet bleed through the seams in our souls.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading

  • Days 218-222 – Land of the Unforeseen

    The Land of the Unforeseen: “I cannot paint or sing my mystery because, by definition, I don’t know it myself. But, I can honor it. We need to be seekers. For in seeking, our mystery may join with the mystery… Continue reading

  • Days 216-217 “In Spite of It All….YES!”

     “I think the most important question facing humanity is ‘Is the universe a friendly place?’ This is the first and most basic question all people must answer for themselves.” -Albert Einstein Note: W/E Essay by Guest Contributor Candace Nagle Albert… Continue reading

  • Days 211-215 – Motionless

    “When I’m seeking, I never seem to find what matters. Motionless, I fall, if briefly, into the quiet lap that rests behind the heart. It is in these moments when the truth of the world arrives.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading

  • Days 209-210 “…with God All Things Are Possible.”

    “Guess now who holds thee?” Death,” I said. But, there, the silver answer rang,–“Not Death, but Love.” ~Elizabeth Barrett Browning What was life like before we moved through the portal of our Mother’s womb, to the waiting hands ready to… Continue reading

  • Days 207-208 – Celebrating the “Ordinary”

    “Even if we occasionally do extraordinary things, perhaps, we are all ordinary.Is that such a terrible thing? Or is it something to celebrate as one more way in which we are all joined in our brief journey through this world.”… Continue reading

  • Days 204-206 The Turn to Beauty

    “When an ugly tragedy strikes in a way that the whole nation feels, it may look like Beauty has gone into hiding. But, it is we who have turned toward our shadow side and away from her light.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading