Journal of Sacred Work

Caregivers have superpowers! Radical Loving Care illuminates the divine truth that caregiving is not just a job. It is Sacred Work.

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  • “What if it turns out that faith is truly existential, not a leap of faith, which is actually a leap to belief, but a reality, already there for us to notice and accept?”  Paul Martin  As I read Paul Martin’s thought provoking essay, his question struck me as an epiphany. Our thinking mind is always…

  • “Whether offered to a tiny group or an entire population, smiles transform energy. Try one on right now and watch the light rise.” -Erie Chapman

  •  “However many years she lived, Mary always felt that she should never forget that first morning when her garden began to grow.” ~Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden It is hard to let go of someone you love. In a children’s novel by Natalie Babbitt called, “Tuck Everlasting” a family is walking along a wooded…

  • “If a movie is exceptional (Annie Hall, Casablanca & Citizen Kane come to mind) than you will likely see more in the second viewing than you did in the first. Freed from tracking the story line you can watch for the light, relish the soundtrack, notice the way the actors speak the words.” – Erie…

  • An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break."  –An ancient Chinese belief Life comes full circle. This thought comes to mind while I spend a few precious days with my dear, elderly mom. There are lovely…

  • “Humility is a condition precedent to meaningful prayer. Not even God’s Love can penetrate the neon lights of an over-weaning ego.” – Reverend Erie Chapman

  • A Blessing for Light by John O’Donohue

  • “The Journal of Sacred Work also honors the sacred pain that our veterans endured so that we could live love in a free country.” – Erie Chapman

  • “When I am silent, I fall into the place where everything is music.” –Rumi Before starting out on any journey it is important to set an intention, to bring forward the sacred prayer of your heart. It is recommended that you pack light so that you are not encumbered by self-judgment or criticism of any…

  • "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…" I hope all American's will find time to read  "The Declaration of Independance" and reflect upon its meaning during this celebratory…