Epiphany
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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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Grace Waits
They are the golden children,the ones for whom doors open,the ones who face few obstacles.And obstacles–when they do appear–can be stepped over or pushed aside,and turn out to be mere annoyancesthat barely impede their progress. And then, one day,the earth… Continue reading
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At the Brink
Visiting the Grand Canyon,I stretched out on a flat rockand inched forwarduntil my head was over the edge.I looked down into miles of emptiness. My brain said,"Ninety-five percent of youis secure on the rock."My spirit–dizzy and unseated–said, "You will fall–are falling,plummeting… Continue reading
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Epiphany, 2013
It is the nature of epiphaniesto catch one off-guard,like an unanticipated camera flashin a darkened room. Epiphaniesstartle–startle us out of our minds,out of our wrong minds,into our authentic minds, the ones from which we could live with… Continue reading
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Seeing
The scales fell from his eyes,and for the first time he sawthe nothingness in their stare,the empty ache of their longing,the unbridgeable distance between their hearts;he knew no going back. The scales had beenboth curse and grace;the former he'd known;the… Continue reading
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Epiphany
Epiphany,and three queens approach the manger–royalty from the south–following, not a star, but intuition. Now it's time for Joseph's heart to ponder,while Mary's quickens,and she lifts the childto each woman in turn,so they may coo,slip warm, wrinkled fingers around the smooth… Continue reading
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The Other Side of the Door
the door crackslight steams throughi catch a glimpse ofinfinitydivinityglorious, hopeful possibilitya world healeda life alivehearts joinedelectrifying, cleansing, liberating connectionsourcecosmic other and sameall-filling, breath-nabbing, wonder-slamming total how to hold this?the wind tries to blow the door shutno!my goal is the far… Continue reading
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Feast of the Epiphany
On Epiphany, an epiphany would be welcomed. I can't count on it, of course, or create it. (Such is not the nature of epiphanies.) But I can invite it: "Today (on Epiphany)," I say aloud, "Please, if you don't mind,… Continue reading
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Wise Ones
After Christmas,a bit late,but nonetheless well-intentioned,three wise ones wander west,toward the star. Better late than never,plus great after-Christmas sales: All Gold, Frankincense, Myrrh50% Off! Text and image © 2010 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading