Erie Chapman
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Days 26-27 – Whisperings of the Earth
The earth makes no pretensions. It tells us to align with our nature. Continue reading
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Days 23-25 – A Careful Snow
Upset the careful snow of your “house” and you will learn if you have the courage to hold fast to your truth. Continue reading
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Days 16-18 – Touched by the Torch
“Everyone paying attention in the 1950s and ’60s knew about discrimination. Many condemned it. But, common words are not common actions. Only when we discover our insignificance can we learn our significance.” – Reverend Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 12-13 – Our Private Religion: Living Our HiddenTruth
“Together, the place we occupy is all of grain, the full river of blood. Here, we are the length & height & breadth of Love. There, time delivers us into God’s hands.” -Reverend Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 9-11 – “Carefully Listened To”
“There may be no greater affirmation, no higher compliment we can pay another, than to listen carefully to what is on their heart.” Continue reading
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Days 5-6 – “Break my heart; oh break it again…”
“By this time in your life, your heart has been broken many times. We are killed a thousand times before our bodies die. This is the life of every open-hearted caregiver. And this is the choice we face each time… Continue reading
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Days 2-4 – Finding Your Soul Beautiful
“It is apathy and disdain that crush our Beauty. It is Love that frees it. Love.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 362-363 – The New Year’s Bell of Kindness
“See the stars? How content they are in their shining. And there stands the embattled sailor. How intent he is on conquering the sea when he could choose to reach into a quieter night and ring the silver bell of… Continue reading
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Belief – Experiencing Santa
“Christmas opens a window for us to revist Santa as a hopeful reminder of the spirit of giving. And that giving is, of course, the mother of the Love that we call caregiving.” – Reverend Erie Chapman Continue reading
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“Recruiting” Spiritual Strength
We need to know that we carry within us a well of sacred energy far beyond what we may imagine in ordinary hours. This power, however, will only arise if we find courage to call on it as well as… Continue reading
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