desire
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Beings of Light
"I am surrounded by beings of light,"he said, and then,"Can you see them?" I could not,though I did not doubt him;as surely as he was here,they had to be here, too–had to!—to comfort him, certainly,perhaps to lead him along. Then,… Continue reading
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The Greater Longing
That thingyou desire(person or place or state of mind)–representsa truer, deeper desire. What we wantis but a glimmerof what we want. That person,that place,that state of mind–what is the greater longingwaiting beyond, within? Seek that. Text and image © 2013… Continue reading
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Christmas, Day 4
Longing speaks of God,leans into the Divine,lurches heavenward. Let yearning yield to the Holy. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Spider
The spider sits on a twigwhere the woods give wayto the sea's ragged edge.The moon, glowing like mother-of -pearl,has risen from the watery horizon. Spin me a web,"I say,"from here to the tranquil lakes of the moon,that I may ascendto… Continue reading
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We Return from the Mountain
We return from the mountain,faces glowingdesperate to describeour encounter with Mystery,but the words for which we reach elude us,don't yet exist–not in English,not in any human tongue. We try:"It's painful but welcome purging," we say."It's corrosive but compassionate reframing…" See? Even these words,like… Continue reading
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What I Want
Life. Transcendance. Holiness. Purity. Innocence. Hopefulness. Continue reading