The 60-Second Sabbath

celebration

  • If It Comes to That

    If it comes to thatI shall travel aloneto that far shore;I shall worshipand know rapture. Praise is never a lonely pursuit;union defines adoration.Who can separate the Loverfrom the Beloved? Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.… Continue reading

  • Hybrids

    History embeds the arrival of the new yearwithin the season of Christmas(day eight, to be exact),which means we scan 2014's possibilitiesfrom this perspective:    the holy is among us,    humanity and divinity have melded,    and each of us,    just… Continue reading

  • Carol for the Sixth Day of Christmas

    Candles burn.    Baby cries.Hearts return.    Mother sighs. Church bells chime.    Love arrives.Carols rhyme.    Sadness dies. Snow flakes fly.    Devils fear.Hope revives.    God is here. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights… Continue reading

  • On the Third Day of Christmas

    All that stuff you've lost through the years–     Barbies and Hot Wheels,    LEGOs and barrettes,    baseballs and golf balls,    jobs and hobbies,    best friends and beloved pets,    lovers and loved ones,    innocence,   … Continue reading

  • Offering

    I ripen:    heavy with juice,    dizzy with flavor,    sweet,    complex,    sticky. Pick me.Bite into me.Feel me drip down your chin. I am that good. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • On to Celebration

    Now is the time for celebration–yes, we have experienced loss,but we are not diminished. We have joined unsteady handsand pulled each other through. If not stronger, we are wiser,having found life in death,hope in sadness,God in one another. Yes,now it… Continue reading

  • Gloria in Excelsis Deo!

    Let your Christmas gloriasresound long and loudlyinto this new year. Why save them for December?     Gloria in excelsis Deo! Are you afraid you may run out?     Gloria in excelsis Deo!    Such is not the nature of… Continue reading

  • Christmas, Day 3

    Nine years ago this day,mother willed herself away. Grief blinded us to this gift,which she had so carefully wrappedand presented, privately, to herself. Guilt blinded us to this tender exchangeas spirit said to soul,"Here, for you…that best of gifts,the one… Continue reading

  • Christmas Wish #6

    In this season,may you discover your own meaning. May you not be sucked inby the expectations of others.May it be (or not be)whatever it is (or is not) for you. Be silly, be joyfulbe withdrawn, be morose,be spiritual, be religious.Let… Continue reading

  • The Eyes of God

    God looks at youand experiences ecstasy. Shall we do any lesswhen we look at one another? Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading