faith
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Real Hunger
The starvingknow real hungeropens the tall doorsto the banquet hall. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Incarnation
Somewhere in the suburbsa child is bornwho will transformour sameness and sadnessinto light and beauty. Is the child yours? Are you the child? Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Mickey
Yes, Virginia,there is a Mickey Mouse.As surely as there is purity and open-armed acceptance, laughter and joy, innocence and playfulness,there is a laughing, smiling rodentwhose heart is big enoughto embrace all the childlike and trusting souls of the worldwho long to know… Continue reading
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Starting
I begin a new journey.I travel a new road. Smell the air, washed by the night rains. Feel the morning sun warming our hoping skin. Taste the raspberries, sweet and popping, growing outside the… Continue reading
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Embrace!
Observe how widethe arms of Godopen. Look again:we areGod's arms! Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Through Me
Life, live through me, not shame, for shame drives us to cut ourselves, not fear, for fear drives us to cut others, not perfection, for perfection drives us to… Continue reading
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Trust Life
My parents raised meto distrust life.Despite their religious grounding–or perhaps because of it–life loomed, imperiously sinister. "The world's a horrible place, and we are horrible people." Enough. I shall trust life.I shall affirm and embracethe peace and loveat… Continue reading
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How We Live
Your perceptionscreatethe world you experience. Perceive the worldas evil, threatening and cruel,and you will live in a worldof danger, fear, suspicion and defensiveness. Perceive the worldas welcoming, generous and sustainingand you will live in a worldof creativity, compassion, joy and… Continue reading
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The One
If God exists,and God is All in All,then nothing that existsis not God. All faithsare expression of this One God,and all existwithin the wholenessof this All-EncompassingOne. Whatever differences we perceive(and we do perceive differences)–they will one day be seenas they… Continue reading