Reverend Erie Chapman
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Days 79-81 – Xavier’s Question
Questions focus energy. It’s remarkable to see the way a repeated question can raise and extend energy for those who think more deeply about the meaning of their work. Continue reading
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Days 73-75 – Honoring The Faintest Voice
Is it not the patients with the faintest voice who most need our presence? Continue reading
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Days 66-68 – The Magic of Persistence
When we serve others in the manner of The Good Samaritan we are living the highest calling of the caregiver. What so many miss about this mission is the importance of persistence. Continue reading
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Days 62-63 – The Great Tapestry
In the enviornment of caregiving, these sacred meetings are happening all the time. In the midst of pain, they bring us hope – a moment when Love reaches out and meets need in a way that is flooded with holy… Continue reading
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Days 55-56 – The Medicine Cabinet
Our deepest thoughts are sacred and often secret. It is in our hearts where Love arrives holy and ineffable. God’s Love exists far beyond brain chemistry. For God is Love. Continue reading
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Days 24-26 – “Good in the Worst of Us”
“…biased thinking can affect the quality of our caregiving.” Continue reading
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Days 20-21 – Something Beautiful
The deepest truths within us are the hardest to tell – and the most important. Continue reading
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Days 3-5 – “The Shortest Distance in the World”
So often, we have split ourselves so far away from our dreams that we may not even be able to see what they are, or were. We crush our heart’s best energy by squeezing ourselves into work that seems to… Continue reading
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Days 354-356 – The Christmas “Leap of Faith”
Perhaps, we should let go of telling God how big our problem is and, instead, tell the problem how big our God is. Love is larger than any trouble. And Love’s healing is not only our hope in this world,… Continue reading
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Days 350-351 – The Infection of Perfection
It is amid the bloody earth of our deepest pain where we discover the stuff of growth and healing. Continue reading
Journal of Sacred Work 