Compassion
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Conquered by Love
I want love to winthe conflict that wages within,the conflicts that rage without. I want to be vanquished by love. I want to see the love of God everywhere. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Necessarily Beautiful
One can see the world's selfishness, cruelty and isolation,and still believe in and see its beauty, goodness and connection.The latter remains the realityhidden behind and beneath the former. To believe and see is often difficult.It's a long journey toward awareness:God is in and… Continue reading
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We’re All Immigrants
It's easy to forgetwe're all immigrantswithout any claimto this space or time,wayfarers,both strange and poor. It's easy to forget we're being hostedby a gracious Innkeeper,who endlessly overlooksour unwillingness to clear the table,the clothes we leave on the floor,the lack of… Continue reading
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May I Remind You
May I remind you,we love each other. It's why we were created.It's in our DNA.Try as we might to the contrary–and we sometimes try awfully hard–we love each other. Deep down,where God resides,we love each other. Text and image © 2011… Continue reading
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“Am I Wise?” You Ask
"Am I wise?" you ask. If you talk too long or loudly, likely not.If you have more answers than questions, likely not.If you seek illumination from without, likely not.If you dance self-consciously and without abandon… or not at all, likely not.If you arrive… Continue reading
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Within Reach
What if the strongest desiresgiven us by Godhave been placed–purposefully–just outside our grasp? What if being humanmeans forever strivingfor the unattainable?This may bewhere compassion is born. Or is the pointto let go of the dreamand wrap ourselves fully aroundthat which… Continue reading
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Doormat
I may be your doormat,but where you standis holy ground. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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You and I
You and Iare creating a worldwe will never see, a world of peoplewe will never meet–shaped by our choices,by our cruelty or compassion. Live today for their tomorrow. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Abandonment
Many of us find great comfortin the assurance that God will never abandon us,but let's examine the record here:she did abandon her only Child,whose chillingly anguished cryfrom the cross to which she was nailed–"My God, my God, why have you… Continue reading