The 60-Second Sabbath

Humility

  • Come, Follow Me

    "Come, follow me." In Jesus' world, rabbis used this phrase to recruit their star pupils for advanced studies. If directed to you, it meant you were the elite–you'd made the grade, passed the test, proved yourself worthy. Jesus (yet again!)… Continue reading

  • Summer in the Desert of Solitude

    It's summer in the desert of solitude:    naked sky,    scouring wind,    relentless sun.My pores open;Truth drips like sweat. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading

  • The Ocean’s Unraveling

    Waves crumble on the beach;it is the ocean's unraveling.The sun's sterile glare chills me;I pull my dark-knit precepts more tightly about me. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading

  • I Stand Mute

    I stand mutein the shadow of my own meekness.Who am I?And who knows that I am? This is not humility;I have abandoned my holy orders,forgotten my ordination:to be–absolutely–me. (with thanks to Debbie Rodahaffer)  Text and image © 2011 by Dirk… Continue reading

  • Sanctuary

    "Sanctuary!" I cry.A small door in an infinite wall opens.As the dark trees crowd behind me,I crawl through.The door creaks shut.Now I am an immigrant in the kingdom of the ineffable,small, grateful, safe. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk… Continue reading

  • The Classroom and the Teacher

    "In those days, God taught me as a school teacher teaches a pupil" (St. Ignatius). Really? How does that happen, exactly? The best I can figure is this: My immediate surroundings, the world, all of nature, every individual with whom… Continue reading

  • Trust

    I tripped over this quote this morning, source unknown: Trust God to work his life in others as he is working in you. Okay. Of course. Yes. Wow. The challenge is to trust in God, not in me, not in… Continue reading

  • Right or Real?

    The belief that I am right separates me from others. The knowledge that I am real draws me closer. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading

  • The Great Evolver

    We are evolutionary beings, living in an evolutionary world. Doesn't it make sense that our faith will evolve too…not just my faith, but also the faith? And doesn't it make sense that this reflects the nature of the Creator, who… Continue reading

  • What Did Jesus Do?

     oh, a womana woman is a personI'll talk to hereven though I'm not supposed to oh, a lepera leper is a personI'll touch himeven though I'm not supposed to oh, a childa child is a personI'll hold hereven though I'm… Continue reading