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Transfiguration
When Jesus was transfigured on the mountain,he wasn't changed,nor was he transformed;he was revealed. We, too, are called to transfiguration,not to be changed,nor to be transformed,but to be seen as we truly are. And who is it you truly are?Child… Continue reading
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Taking Risks
When they ask me,"Can you do this or that?or such 'n such?"Yes has become my default response,even when the taskis untried and foreign. I learn as I go. Without risk, I stay right here. And if I fail,then,at the very least,I find… Continue reading
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You Are Here
Identity is transitory.The labels we useto draw boundariesaround our fragile egos(self-sufficient, faithful, husband, mother,employee, believer, athlete, friend…)can change in an instant.Nothing is fixed; all is in flux. When we wish it to be otherwise–for all to stay the same–we court unhappiness.… Continue reading
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On the Sixth Day of Christmas
If he's just arrived,isn't this when he needs us most–this neonate, this babe,so fragile, so absolutely dependent? Shouldn't we get the place ready,clean things up a bit,replace alienation with reconciliation,suspicion with trust,and greed with grace? He came in 2009,and we… Continue reading
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Aurify the World
This very dayall the forces of heaven and earthalign within youto aurify the world.You are their holy verge, their sacred scepter. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Transformational Exchange
I propose a new business–a worldwide franchise–where, at any time,you stop in to tradeyour ideologyfor dialogue. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Peculiar Reality
It's a peculiar reality: We do nothing without God.God does nothing without us. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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I Have Sympathy
I have sympathy for the Wall Street Occupiers.I don't understand all they are saying(and I'm not sure all of them do either),but it is clear to methat they are offering upthe Old Testament prophet's callnot to be servants of the… Continue reading
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Truth
There is the truth we need todayto stay the course, to find our way.Tomorrow's truth may vary some;we cannot know the truth to come. What's true today is meant to bebut truth enough, the truth to seeus through this current… Continue reading
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My Moment
What if my moment comes,and I miss it?What if the moment has passed,and I was clueless? This could be the moment now,or this one. How many moments are begun, abandoned, forgotten? I so often feelI'm right there on the verge,but… Continue reading