The 60-Second Sabbath

Dreams

  • Thanksgiving Dinner

    "I worship," says my uncle,"in the woods.The duck blind is my sanctuary,    the fragrance of wet earth and pine my incense,    the campfire my altar, receiving my offering        of solitude and of thanks." The others at the table,more conventional with… Continue reading

  • This Side of the Rainbow

    There's no point in wearing ruby slippersif you don't know they'll take you home,but you are,and they will. So now what? Text and image © 2015 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Would You?

    You don't believe;    I get that.But if you could,    would you? I can't run a marathon,    but if I could,    I would. I can't sing like Andrea Bocelli,    but if I could,    I would. We share that ache for meaning,    don't we?     yearning for depth,    craving connection,    desiring amazement…… Continue reading

  • Christmas Wish

    "Believe in the magic of Christmas!"so our greeting cards suggest. "Let Christmas believe in the magic of you!"is my holiday behest. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Voice of the Mountain

    "It's the wind," he told me,"nothing more." But I'd heard the voice,deep and resonant and beckoning.I could not make out all the words… "Wind," he repeated. …but could tell–just by the tone–it's old, wise, weary. "The mountain has no voice,and… Continue reading

  • The Cats and the Closet

    Our cats regularly askto be admittedto the closet under the stairs.They look up and meow,then eagerly enterwhen we open the door.This, we believe,is their wardrobe,their entrance to whatever feline Narnia    beckons from the other side. Our clocks indicatethey've been… Continue reading

  • Easter Prayer

    Great Mystery, let me dieto who I thought I was,and be borninto what you long for. Amen. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Invitation 4

    Hi, all. My blogging service, Typepad, was under attack and rendered inoperable since last Thursday. Today, Tuesday, it's up and running again. What follows is what I had intended to post Friday through Sunday (Good Friday through Easter), pulled together… Continue reading

  • Another Prayer for Lent

    Let me stretch imagination.Let me break the curve of time.Let me cut through bland conventionto the heart of the divine. Let me say the unexpected.Let me be what's on God's mind.Let me leap to reach the heavenI have faith is… Continue reading

  • Soon Enough

    Death comes soon enough;Why invite it in early?     Why be jealous? Why be angry?        Why nurse the grudge,        rehearse the hurt?    Why resent? Why fear? Why welcome decay?Why hurry death? Soon enough. Soon enough. Text… Continue reading