christmas
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On the 10th Day of Christmas
“Little is the Lord, and greatly to be loved.” –Bernard This is part of the reasonChristmas so appeals to me:God comes in complete innocence and purity,complete weakness and vulnerability. I might paraphrase Bernard and say:“Helpless is the Lordand gently to… Continue reading
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It’s Over
"Put the tinsel down,"she said. "But…but, I'm not ready,"I protested. "We have to put this stuff away.We've talked about this." "But why?Why do we have to put it away?Why not leave it up all year?" "Because if it were up… Continue reading
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Twelfth Night
Now it is Twelfth Night.Beyond the windows,snow falls and darkness encroaches,but the lights of our treebeckon with welcome, joy and hope. Tonight we say farewell to Christmas;tomorrow Epiphany dawns. This year, what has Christmas taught you? Text and image © 2013… Continue reading
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A Limerick for Christmas (Day 10)
There was a wee infant so coldAttended by ordure and gold, A paradox stabled, Our God somehow cradled.We've never seen helpless so bold. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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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
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New Year’s Day
On this, the eighth day of Christmas,I remind us of what author Taylor Caldwell said: This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone. May you know this deeply, trulyin the final days of the season. Text and… Continue reading
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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
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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
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O Antiphons: Emmanuel
O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, who mourns in lonely exile here, until the Son of God appear. "It's cancer."God is with us, still. "Your services are no longer needed."God is with… Continue reading
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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