Erie Chapman
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Days 280-282 – Interpreting Love
Caregivers seeking to live Love need to be able to act not from fear of punishment but from love for the being who lying in pain before them. Continue reading
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Days 273 & 274 – Our Entrances & Our Exits
We are always entering and leaving – closer to beginnings, or nearer to ends. Continue reading
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Day 268 – Days of Roses and…
We each know that wine can be a lovely compliment to our lives or a treacherous poison. In spite of all our knowledge about alcoholism as a disease, we still pass judgment on those caught in the jaws of this… Continue reading
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Day 267 – What’s in a Rose – for you?s
I have met many roses wearing nurse’s uniforms or doctors coats. Caregivers who Multi_roses_2 carry with them the grace of angels can heal with the beauty of their presence. Continue reading
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Day 266 – Encountering the Divine
Love calls us to search for the divine in the dark places as well as the bright. And Love calls us also to restore her light by reaching out to the saddest and most wounded among us. Continue reading
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Day 254 – Clothed for Prayer
Loving attitude, not fine fabric, must be our clothing for holy encounter. Continue reading
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Days 252-253 – Quiet Desperation?
In his extensive ruminations, Thoreau offers his seering insight about our lives of “quiet desperation.” Continue reading
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Day 246 – The Wisdom of Saint John
Love drives away fear. Without Love, we are continuously vulnerable to fear’s dragon fire. Continue reading
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Day 240 – When the World is “Too Much”
It may be that when we spend too much time trying to be “onto something” we actually lose our connection to the dearest part of the world. When we can no longer connect to nature, we have separated ourselves from… Continue reading
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Day 239 – Nurturing versus Controlling
Great leaders nurture. Poor leaders intimidate. All of these same things are as true for parenting as they are for leadership. Continue reading
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