sacred encounters
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Days 210-214 – I love you even though…
It is easy to love you when you are kind & not when you are stern. It’s simple to love your wit & complex to comprehend your self-pity.I don’t like your anger, do like your apologies, don’t like you calling… Continue reading
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Days 9-13 – The Marriage of Love & Need
This sacred encounter awakens every experience of our personal participation in the marriage of love & need. And it is the body language of these people that most nurtures our sense of the majesty & grace of caregiving. Continue reading
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The In Between Spaces
“There is no formula for generating the authentic warmth of love. It cannot be copied. You cannot talk yourself into it or rouse it by straining at the emotions or by dedicating yourself solemnly to the service of mankind. Everyone has love,… Continue reading
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Days 188-190 This Chapter “Between Twin Eternities”
“Life is simply a chapter in the endless book of forever. The time we occupy right now is eternity – all encapsulated in a single moment.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 115-119 – Creating the Sacred
“No place becomes sacred merely by its location or structure. Any place where Love meets need will immediately take on the garment of the holy.” -Reverend Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 62-63 – Inside the Four Relationships
Loving care doesn’t always take lots of time. It can come in an encounter as brief as a smile or a touch. Continue reading
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Days 60-61 – Sacred Encounters Through The Four Relationships
Any encounter can be sacred. Its sacredness depends on whether we are open to God. Continue reading
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Day 210 – First Encounters
The moments of birth, death and suffering always hold the potential for the sacred for caregivers who choose presence. Continue reading
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