blessing
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Feeding the 5,000
You are given a giftby a family member,a friend,perhaps God. And the gift multiplies;through ityour life expands,the lives of those you love,perhaps the life of the world. When all is said and doneand you gather up the leftovers,the remnants of… Continue reading
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This Moment, Expanded
Stop focusingon what's missingfrom this moment.Focus insteadon what this momentoffers: texture color movement inspiration affection wonder stillness Your egowants to catalogwhat the moment lacks. Your soulwants to reveal the momentfor what it truly… Continue reading
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The Light of That Star
On the night the star shined above,women and men walked below,some weighed down with wine, meat and grain,others weighed down with sorrow, fear and anger. Yet on all fell equally the star's lightand its promise. It's happening again. It's happening now.… Continue reading
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The House
I built the housesolidlyand strong–heavy shutters guard the windows,strong bolts secure the doors–an unmovable house,unshakably safe. I stand on the street,admiring my house,my sturdy, inpenetrable house. An old woman creaks by,leaning on her walker;"Quite the house," she says. "Yes," I… Continue reading
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Love
The one I loveis remarkably vulnerable,unabashedly transparent,hopelessly trusting,and absolutely beautiful. And I?I am undeservedly blessed. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Lord’s Prayer, Stanza 4
What we need todayis far less than we imagine. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Blessing Tree
In 2002, the Christmas after my mom died (two years after my dad died and four years after my sister died), I did something uncharacteristically Dirk; I decorated my tree in stages: I assembled it one night, then put the… Continue reading
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Hot Blessings
In A Diary of Readings, Thomas Fuller uses the pairing of the words hot and blessing,which, written in the 17th century, meant "hot" as in "fresh" (like freshly baked, not stale). But I like the contemporary juxtaposition of the two… Continue reading