Christ
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O Antiphons: Key of David
O come, thou Key of David, come, and open wide our heavenly home; make safe the way that leads on high, and close the path to misery. The Key is on its way;hold on a… Continue reading
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Identity
"We're Christians,"she said,"not Jesusians." And a few more shinglesblew off my roof. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Mystery of Our Faith
Christ has died. I am lost in memory, in the traditions of my family and faith, in a past that both comforts and cuts, that hounds and heals. But the past is necessarily … Continue reading
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Incarnation 2
Jesus merged these two:humanity and divinity. We inherit this non-duality:humanityanddivinity. Do not call Jesus Godwithout also calling him man.Do not call me manwithout also calling me God. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Hell?
If Christ descended into hell(as our creeds profess),well,it can hardly be hell any more,can it? How could hell be any placewhere Christ has visited? Such is the transformative powerof the Christ-encounter;what wasis no more. No less with you. Text and… Continue reading
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Christmas, Day 9
Hold my hand,for I am frightened:what if, just this once,Christmas doesn't come? We draw toward midnight;our candles burn low.How do we continueif Christmas doesn't come? The clock strikes the hour,the earth sighs beneath us–a sigh of sweet relief.Christmas has come.… Continue reading
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Christmas, Day 2
"Christ did not come into the world for gold." –Bartalome de Las Casas (1484-1566) Christ has not come for power.Christ has not come for gold.Christ has not come for fame.Christ has not come to shame or scold. Christ has… Continue reading
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Wisdom
Solomon, Buddha, Muhammad, Christ–we look to you for sound advice.And what recommendation are you quick to give?"From each heart alone, one learns to live." Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Shinbone of our Lord
Last night, behind loose bricks in the far corner of the basement, I found a long, package of crumbling paper. I unwrapped it on the workbench, underneath the fluorescent fixture hanging by chains from cobwebby rafters. It was a bone–a leg… 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