Yes, nearly Thanksgiving,    and a different Thanksgiving it will be.For the first time in, well, decades,    we won't be celebratingwith the usual gathering of friends–    and no, it's never been a "Friendsgiving,"it's always been a full-on Thanksgiving … Continue reading

Rumi has said:     Everyone near a saint        gets drunk with God. Have you had this experience? Have you spent time with someone    so obviously and intimately connected to the Divine        that you came… Continue reading

"God is love,"    Jesus tells us.Jesus never tells us,    "God is justice." We may say,    "God is just,"but this is, grammatically,     not the equivalent of saying,"God is love." "God is just" identifies    one of many… Continue reading

Early November,    and the day is warm. I sit on the patio    writing these words. Leaves from the plum tree overhead    scatter the patio floor,leaves dark, dark green,    like quiet pond water. The breeze lifts,   … Continue reading

And so, today,    God is still God. And so, today,    we still love and are loved. And so, today,    we remain committed        to what we know is true and right,            beautiful and just. And so, today, … Continue reading

Come tomorrow,    God will still be God. Come tomorrow,    you will still love and be loved. Come tomorrow,    you will remain committed        to what you know is true and right,            beautiful and just. Come tomorrow, … Continue reading

God judges a nation,    not by its wealth or GDP,but on its treatment of its poor,     its disfranchised,         its marginalized. God judges a nation,    not on its military strength,but on the sacrifices it makes    for the… Continue reading

Happy Halloween!   Text and image © 2020 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.Visit PhotosByDirk.com for fine-art photography.Visit The60SecondSabbath.com, where spirit and image merge. Have you ordered your copy of Contemplative Vision: Photography as a Spiritual Practice? Follow this link: https://www.churchpublishing.org/contemplativevision Continue reading

When creeping vines crawl up your leg,    when parasites deposit eggs,when ghosties play at mumblety-peg,    oh, my, it's Halloween! When rattling bones awake at night,    when unseen hands turn off the lights,when rising mists obscure your sight, … Continue reading

  Things I'm handling well today: 1.               Text and image © 2020 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.Visit PhotosByDirk.com for fine-art photography.Visit The60SecondSabbath.com, where spirit and image merge. Have you ordered your copy of Contemplative Vision: Photography… Continue reading