The 60-Second Sabbath

expectation

  • 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

  • O Antiphons: Branch

        O come, thou Branch of Jesse's tree,    free them from Satan's tyranny    that trust thy mighty power to save,    and give them victory o'er the grave. You come to free us.Oh, and there is so… Continue reading

  • Christmas Wish #6

    In this season,may you discover your own meaning. May you not be sucked inby the expectations of others.May it be (or not be)whatever it is (or is not) for you. Be silly, be joyfulbe withdrawn, be morose,be spiritual, be religious.Let… Continue reading

  • My Job

    There are times I think,"No one else in the worldholds the knowledge and experienceto do my job." And there are times I think,"The job I docould sink into oblivion this afternoonwith nary a ripple in the pond." So what do… Continue reading

  • Magic

    When I was a child,magic lived in the world–not illusion,not pretend,real magic. Magic filled warm summer nightswhen I leaned on my window silland whistled softlymy four-note tune,through the screen.I repeated it several times,waiting for the nightto bring something unknownsomething extraordinary.This… Continue reading

  • Who You Are

    Though loss follows loss,you are not diminished.If anything,you becomemore clearly, purely, simplywho you are. Imagine yourself a crystal goblet,sparklingly empty,reflector and refractor of Light–an object of beauty breathtaking,ready to be filledwith the attainableand the inconceivable. Text and image © 2012 by… Continue reading

  • Something’s Coming

    Something's coming–there's thunder from the south,and a tightening of the air,dusk–and again, as every  evening–crows spiraling downwardto disappear into hunched trees.The sky is a textbook of clouds–every shape,every color. Something's coming… Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All… Continue reading

  • Job 3

    Many years laterin an unexpected moment of divine candor(seated at the fire,sharing a glass of ruby port),God opened up to Job: "What I really wantedwas for you to yell,'Enough!Enough taking! Enough destroying!Enough pain! Enough loss!'I wanted you to be more… Continue reading

  • What I Want

    Life. Transcendance. Holiness. Purity. Innocence. Hopefulness. Continue reading

  • The Juiciest Berries

    For all our strivingthe juiciest berriesremain unpicked. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading