The 60-Second Sabbath

Humility

  • 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

  • How Poetry Works, Revisited

    "Poetry?No, I don't generally read poetry.I don't get it." "Of course not," she said."Poetry isn't gotten;it's absorbed.You read it,and read it,and read it,and then it's inside of you, and you are someone else." Text and image © 2014 by Dirk… Continue reading

  • Because Things Do

    Things fall apart    then reassemble.Life unravels    then weaves back together.The water overwhelms    then recedes. This is always the pattern;    we've lived it 1,000 times,    survived it 1,000 times. Yet always    between the disaster   … 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 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

  • Feeding the 5,000

    You are given a giftby a family member,a friend,perhaps God. And the gift multiplies;through ityour life expands,the lives of those you love,perhaps the life of the world. When all is said and doneand you gather up the leftovers,the remnants of… Continue reading

  • Simply by the Asking

    Poet David Whyteencourages us to askthe beautiful questions,which,simply by the asking,raise our eyes to the horizon and beyond,open space within our hearts,increase our generosityand transform us.     What do you regret?    Where do you hurt?    Who inspires… Continue reading

  • Old Shoes

    Every dayyou put on your shoes.You put them on yesterday,and you put them on today,and you will put them on tomorrow. And then one morning,you realize they need to be replaced;they are old and worn and no longer serve you,these… Continue reading

  • Digital Silence

    And lo,at noon,digital silencefell across the land–     no phones,    no pods,    no pads,     no tweets,    no posts,    no notifications,    no e-mails,    not a single text– only silence. And in the… Continue reading