The 60-Second Sabbath

Gratitude

  • Sophia, Once Again

    "Sweetie," she said,"these things aren't happening to you,they're happening for you.There's a big difference." My blank lookmust have communicated my confusion. She patted me on the knee."You just sit with thatwhile I get us some tea." Text and image © 2014… Continue reading

  • Releasing

    So many questions,so few answers,so little needto stress about either. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Seeing Good

    Today,right now,make the decisionto see the good around you:    beauty,    kindness,    color,    play,    love,    diversity,    possibilities. Observe the goodfor just 15 minutesand you will be    calmer,    more focused,    more creative, … Continue reading

  • This Morning

    Furnace hums;coffee mug warms hands;cat on lap chews pen. This morning,too contentto write. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • It’s Over

    "Put the tinsel down,"she said. "But…but, I'm not ready,"I protested. "We have to put this stuff away.We've talked about this." "But why?Why do we have to put it away?Why not leave it up all year?" "Because if it were up… Continue reading

  • Scorecard

    God does not keep score. Why do we? Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Twelfth Night

    Now it is Twelfth Night.Beyond the windows,snow falls and darkness encroaches,but the lights of our treebeckon with welcome, joy and hope. Tonight we say farewell to Christmas;tomorrow Epiphany dawns. This year, what has Christmas taught you? Text and image © 2013… Continue reading

  • Hybrids

    History embeds the arrival of the new yearwithin the season of Christmas(day eight, to be exact),which means we scan 2014's possibilitiesfrom this perspective:    the holy is among us,    humanity and divinity have melded,    and each of us,    just… Continue reading

  • New Year’s Day

    On this, the eighth day of Christmas,I remind us of what author Taylor Caldwell said:     This is the message of Christmas:    We are never alone. May you know this deeply, trulyin the final days of the season. Text and… Continue reading

  • Carol for the Sixth Day of Christmas

    Candles burn.    Baby cries.Hearts return.    Mother sighs. Church bells chime.    Love arrives.Carols rhyme.    Sadness dies. Snow flakes fly.    Devils fear.Hope revives.    God is here. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights… Continue reading