divinity
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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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Incarnation
We,the children of incarnation,hereby declarethat we are not one,but many.We are composite;we are alloy. Pure? No, never.Emphatically. We are the cross-bred childrenof the cross-bred children,of the original parents–the melding of divinity and humanity,as was intended,as was anticipated. We,arethe childrenof messy,… Continue reading
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Your DNA
My child,enough hinting at your identity;by now,your deeds should have you knowingthat you carry within yousomething of divinityflowing–as you do–among, through uswith such luminosity. It's true:your DNAis not of this world. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All… Continue reading
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The Light that Comes from Us
This evening,let's sit in silence as the sun sets,leave off the lamps,let the room be lit,only by the light that comes from us. As our eyes adjust,we'll discover our glowis bright enough to find our wayacross the room,down the hall,to… Continue reading
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The Courage of the Seed
"You only need," the angel said,"the courage of the seedto become divine." "The courage of the seed?"I asked. "The seed knows not what it will become,needs only welcome moisture and warmthto grow into itself–you need only surrenderto become mighty." Text… Continue reading
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Break Through
Break through the limitsof sensibility, logic and reason.Stamp and jump until the floor gives way.Drop into the sweet chaos of irrationality. Here imagination reigns unrestrained.Poetry and passion collide and ricochet.Symbol and allegory lunge, leap and laugh.Creativity dances, glances, bounds and… Continue reading
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Prayer for the Divine
Does this day dawn bright for you,you to whom all days belong? I today will wish you joy,pray you sunlight, laughter, song,sweet companionship and love,everything for which you long. May this day dawn bright for you,you to whom all days… Continue reading
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Live, Finally
Stop trying to domesticate the divine. God is sensuous, unpredictable, vulnerable, tender, lonesome, dangerous, arbitrary. Throw yourself over the rim, into the depths. Live, finally. Text and image © 2010 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Ancient Child
Within me lives the ancient child–core, innocent, authentic, divine. He is the essential, foundational me. All the rest of me–my history, personality, web of relationships, accomplishments–is spun from and around this timeless boy. So much can accumulate that he is… Continue reading