The 60-Second Sabbath

Loss

  • Worry

    A necessary reminderfrom a friend today: "We control nothingwith our worry." Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. With thanks to Linda B. Continue reading

  • Steal This Bible

    Steal this Bible from Days Inn!reads the stickeron the King James Biblefrom the bedside standin the motel where he's stoppedin the middle of Nebraskaon the cold side of I-80. Neon glows through the rain-streaked window,falls on the words of the… Continue reading

  • The Crone

    "Witch! Beldame! Crone!"–these names they called her. She knew the truth:age had deserted and defiled her–hunched, shrunken, otiose to most. Yet the owl knew her wisdom,knew itself to be the bird of Minervaand she the Minerva of this small midwestern… Continue reading

  • The Middle of Imagination

    In the middle of imaginationlies a field where clover growswhere I am free to wander,to lie down and inhalethe green, growing goodnessand know life unbound;my spirit swellswith the utter, unfettered joyof non-commitment. I observethe unconscious desire to breathe–in and out–in and… Continue reading

  • I Am Dreaming

    I am dreaming,but the reality of lifetendrils through it: In an open, echoing sanctuary,a handful of us plan an upcoming service,but my unorthodox beliefsand unconventional practicesaren't the right fitfor the expected worshipers. They ask me to leave. I go without… Continue reading

  • The Lives of the Saints

    I shrink.I shrink.I am an acorn,    a match head,    the point of a pin. Such monstrous courage,    otherworldly focus,    passionate commitment. I am reading the lives of the saints,how to be both simultaneously and fullyhuman,andan angel of creation,    wisdom,    humility,    light,    reconciliation,    boldness unto death. Text and image ©… Continue reading

  • Back to the Garden

    God sat between them on the log."And why," God asked,"did I want you ignorantof the differencebetween good and evil?" Frogs croaked in the pond. Eve thought hard:"But don't we need to know what is goodso we can do good?" Adam asked,"And… Continue reading

  • Each child is born in truth.(It's in living we learn to lie.) What gifts do you offerto bring us backto original innocence? Share them.Share them now. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Failure

    Take risks. Failure is,at the very least,a place you're not in now. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Love’s Captive

    I wantto be vanquishedby love. I want loveto win. Love,take me captive. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading