awareness
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Snowfall
Join us for tea? We will sit in silence,sipping and sustainingthe sacredness of the snowflakes,falling just outside the bay window. It's hard to knowwhat is the truer temple–the table we share,or the snowfall inches beyond the glass. Text and image… Continue reading
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The Gates of Patience
I grab the rusted barsof the gates of patience–"Let me in! Let me in!I need so badly to be patient!" I continue, until,exhausted,I collapse against the ancient iron.I gasp, "I will simply wait here until they open." While I sleep,the great… Continue reading
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Great and Historic Virtue
We see our lives small:what have we accomplished, really? Yesterday I spent three hours ironing–did this heal the world?Did this advance the reign of God? From the 13th centuryechoes the voice of St. Bonaventure:"The perfection of a spiritual man [woman]is… Continue reading
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Go Within
"Go within." But I am afraid. "I would be too,given what you're likely to find." That's not helping. "Go within." Hold my hand,and I shall go. "I will,but I know from experience,that you will release itat soon as you realizethat… Continue reading
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It’s Easier
It's easier to say, "I'm superior,"than to say, "I'm afraid." Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Time
Time to write. Time for silence. Time to let God speak. Time to know who I am. Time to be grateful. Time to be human. I have all the time. I not only have the time, I have all the… Continue reading
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Pronouns
"Quit messing with pronouns,"she huffed."It's not right." "They're my words,"I said,"I'll do with them as I wish." "But God is not a she,And time is not a…he…or whatever."She struggled for words."What I mean is,things are genderless." "Or gendermore," I suggested."Like… Continue reading
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Sudden Storm
Warned by the windwe watch the western skybloom upwards in gray and white. Then a sudden race for the pavilionand the shelter of its corrugated, metal roof.We huddle in the center,deafened by the clatter of hailstones. Then silenceand an endless field… Continue reading
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You
I spent my lifeseeking you,my soul-friend. At first you seemed to mea mirrorreflecting my history, my loss, my courage. Now I knowyou are the voice of sustenance, challenge, nurture. Who knewthat consentwould be so easy, so stabilizing, … Continue reading