Stephen Dunn
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“…a few words” Days 28-32
If someone at my funeral described me as “Driven,” and someone else added “fool” that’s fine. Just so they speak reverently. Continue reading
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Days 335-339 – A Glimpse of Paradise
Thank you for the way your beauty reaches the level of “magnificent” – for the way you brighten a world filled with suffering. For the times when you “lift the ceiling” & offer a glimpse of paradise. -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 263-267 – “Praise hounds”
“I remembered how praise / can keep you from belonging to yourself…” – Stephen Dunn Continue reading
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Days 223-227 – The “grand holiday of the mind”
“Beauty simultaneously affirms your heart and pierces it. Living Love on this earth with passion and commitment takes courage. Yet, Love is our only salvation.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 23-25 – A Careful Snow
Upset the careful snow of your “house” and you will learn if you have the courage to hold fast to your truth. Continue reading
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Days 261-262 – The Price of Grace
“The high price Grace requires is that we pay for her by facing every moment, not just the happy ones. Lacking this, we fall into the half-light of ordinary life. Today offers itself to us. Tonight beckons.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 251-253 – Married to the Earth – And Scarred by Her
When we turn away from God, life becomes darkness. When we welcome Love, our marriage to the earth is sealed with eternal peace. Continue reading
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Days 237-239 – Sacred Friends
“No matter how dim the air of the prison or the operating room, Love’s light lives.” – Reverend Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 226-227 – The Struggle for Truth
Truth may have shades, but if we try to bend its light, it may well blind us. Continue reading
Journal of Sacred Work 