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  • Making Progress

    I review my spiritual journey: I needed clarity then.I need mystery now. I needed definition then.I live in the vast Open now. I needed safety then.I am falling now, ever upward. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All… Continue reading

  • Valentine’s Day, 2012

    For all of youwaiting (afraid?) to say,"I love you"to someone: You're running out of time. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • God Dreams

    Shhhh!Quiet.Enter on tiptoe:God sleeps. God dreams of a world of justice    where none go hungry,    where all have enough,    where none are fearful,    where all are embraced. God dreams of a world at peace. Text and… Continue reading

  • Core Word #8: Humility

    Hello, humility. Did you know you're one of my favorite words? In case you're wondering, I didn't choose you as a core word because I believe I embody you. I don't, and I know that. I truly aspire to, but… Continue reading

  • Fearful Questions

    The trick, in uncertain times, is not to let your decisions be ruled by questions that arise from fear. As Thomas Merton points out, "A huge network of anxious questions surrounds us and begins to guide many, if not most… Continue reading

  • Am I Worthy?

    "Am I worthy?"  The question is irrelevant! Boring! No one cares (least of all God). It's not about judgement, it's about transformation. There is no jury;There is no judge.Open and waitingAre the steady arms of love.    (from "Out in the Open"… Continue reading