Journal of Sacred Work

Erie Chapman

  • Days 289-290 On Any Given Day

    As I read Erie Chapman’s meaningful reflection this week it sparked and rekindled a cherished memory. I recall caring for a kind and gentle woman who I shall call Helen. She accompanies me on my life’s journey. The beauty of… Continue reading

  • Days 208-209 Rest In God

    Throughout antiquity hummingbirds have stirred the imagination with legends and folklore that are steeped in meaning and wonder. Images of these delicate winged beings are seen as healers and the bearers of love, good luck and joy in the Native… Continue reading

  • Days 303: A Reflection on Time

    A Reflection on Time A man of extraordinary talents, Erie Chapman is a composer, artist, filmmaker, lover of Beauty, author, attorney, health care leader and visionary. I wish to dedicate this reflection to Reverend Erie Chapman during this Pastoral Week  in… Continue reading

  • Days 230-231 A Summer Garden

    Leaves and Blossoms Along the Way: A Poem by Mary Oliver If you’re John Muir you want trees to live among. If you’re Emily, a garden will do. Try to find the right place for yourself. If you can’t find… Continue reading

  • Days 99-100 Mulligan Stew

    Mulligan stew… according to Wikipedia, Mulligan stew is simply an Irish stew made of potatoes, vegetables, meat or whatever can be scavenged, begged, borrowed or stolen if need be. During the great depression, homeless men often referred to as hobos,… Continue reading

  • Days 71-75 – Noon in Eternity – Old Cures for New Pain

    Where attention goes, energy flows. Pain is a petulant child. It thrives on attention. The more we give it the louder it shrieks. Continue reading

  • Days 317-321 The Legacy of Co-Workers

    We rarely know the legacy we leave. When you reach retirement the voices of fellow workers will ring in your ears. May that sound be a bell calling you to rich memories. Continue reading

  • Days 301-302 The Day is Sacred

    Note: Reflection offered by Liz Sorensen Wessel. "In silence we must wrap much of our life, because it is too fine for speech." – Ralph Waldo Emerson   The above quote was shared by Erie Chapman in the Journal of… Continue reading

  • Days 265-269 The Power of Play

    “Perhaps, it is when we unite work & play that we do our best caregiving – for each other as well as for the patient before us.” Continue reading

  • Days 220-221 Would You Bring Dirty Dishes?

      “When we relate to our bodies as having soul, we attend to their beauty, their poetry and their expressiveness. Our very habit of treating the body as a machine, whose muscles are like pulleys and its organs engines, forces… Continue reading