Journal of Sacred Work

Erie Chapman

  • Days 21-24 – Being The Light

    Ritual must ring true. Otherwise, hallowed turns too shallow. When leaders rise to the occasion they find (or inspire others to find) words that guide as well as inspire. Twenty-two-year old poet laureate Amanda Gordon dazzled our nation at the… Continue reading

  • Days 4-8 – A Red Wheelbarrow & A Wind Poem Meditation

     One day this past summer I noticed effect the wind was having on the Mexican field grass in my neighbor’s yard, walked over, filmed it &, with Dr. Williams whispering in my heart, made both a still picture & a… Continue reading

  • Days 305-306 Harnessing the Energies of Love

      "Nothing is more practical than finding God, that is, than falling in love in a quite absolute, final way. What you are in love with and what seizes your imagination will affect everything. It will decide what will get… Continue reading

  • Days 286-290 – Mirrors & Windows

    Behind every hospital window dwells a patient cut off from health & home. The mirror tells them what we must always remember: they are more than a diagnosis. If we look with love through the windows of our eyes into the… Continue reading

  • Days 224-227 – Ancestral Gifts

    Mary Lees Davis was my maternal great grandmother & mother of Ellen Murbach. What childhood memories of relatives are tucked in the attic of your memory? Which of your ancestors were caregivers?  Continue reading

  • Days 132-136 – The Enemies of Presence

     The most soul-enriching path is the hardest to choose: It is to sit with Fear. Watch it. Befriend it as a teacher that will illuminate truth. To listen to it as a guide to the Love we were meant to… Continue reading

  • Days 130-131 Faith, Hope, Love

    In this week’s beautiful tribute to his mother, Erie Chapman, asked,” from whom did you learn love?” On this Mother’s Day weekend three wonderful women come to my mind. Faith: Vibrant, charismatic, lover of life and giver of joy; her… Continue reading

  • Days 88-89 Fields of Compassion

    In recent years our planet has increasingly been strained by destructive fires, floods, earthquakes, poverty and famine. This has led to millions of people fleeing their homes to escape conditions incompatible with life, including war, bloodshed and torture. In unprecedented… Continue reading

  • Days 13-17 – One Who Raised The Light

    Marcy Alton had a presence that lit-up hearts. When you enter a room does the “light” go up or down? Do others feel pleased or afraid? Confident or unsure? Loving or fearful?  Continue reading

  • Days 306-307 Reflections on Being An Artist

    "A poet is somebody who feels, and who expresses his feelings through words.This may sound easy. It isn’t." "A lot of people think or believe or know they feel — but that’s thinking or believing or knowing; not feeling. And… Continue reading