The 60-Second Sabbath

faith

  • Hosea 13:5-8

    I stray.God roars, pounces.Something precious is threatened.That something is me. Observe the passionate, primal responseof the mother bearwhen her cub is in danger. Not anger at behaviorbut grief over separation. Growling, fierce and fighting mad,God rears, claws bared,not to punish,but… Continue reading

  • Photography 5

    I obsessover one, sole, photographic subject;of this alone I take pictures. I just don't know what to call it:     grace?    stillness?    Abba (Amma)? The same, exact photo,time after time,every time,every, single time,like now… Text and image… Continue reading

  • Photography 3

    Today,let a good photobe your textfor prayer. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Photography 2

    I[click]take pictures[click]to meet[click]God. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. 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

  • Invitation 3

    TodayI invite youto meet Wisdomin silenceand discoverhow extraordinary she is. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Invitation 2

    TodayI invite youto welcome the Encounterand not hide from it. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. 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