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El Shaddai
A choice today:ally yourself with hopeor with despair. On the back stoop of your lifewait two buckets–one filled with cat crapscooped from your heart's litter box,and the other filled with milk and creamfresh-squeezed from the aching udders of God. Why… Continue reading
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Sacred, Solitary Bliss
Sacred, solitary bliss;everyday I dream of this;God and I in secret tryst,held suspended, lost in mist. Silent, solitary bliss;everyday I pray for this. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Take Me with You
When was the last timeyou spent an hourin sacred bliss?When and where and how? Next time,take me with you. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Lord’s Prayer, Stanza 3
We yearn for your vision of wholenessto become our reality.Erase our pretended perimetersbetween this life and the next. We embrace the creation of Paradise–here, now–as our Greatest Commission. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Lord’s Prayer, Stanza 2
We shall relate to youand to one another–with awe,with honor,with respect. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Lord’s Prayer, Stanza 1
Caring Onedwelling in heaven (yes, certainly),but more outstandingly here–between within among–you are ours(not mine, not anyone's specifically,but rather thoroughly, completely, all of)ourswithout proviso, clause or exception. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All… Continue reading
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With No Offense
With no offense meantto theologians or accountants: A theologiantrying to explain Godis like an accountanttrying to explain poetry. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. (Concept suggested by Wm. J. O'Malley.) Continue reading
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The Convention of Jesuses
I elbow through the crowd–so many Jesuses gathered from time,each designed to meet the needof a particular people, place, prejudice, pain… Look over there–pawing over the desserts–Republican Jesus,Democrat Jesus,socialist Jesus,and liberation Jesus,all trying to decide–cheesecake or chocolate mousse? And vigorously… Continue reading
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Returning to Eden
Adam stands before God,arms crossed over his chest."We want back in," he says. "Oh, really?" asks God."On what grounds?" "We were framed,bamboozled, duped.Barely able to tie our own shoes,and you set up a sting.We're nought but children–your children.Don't you think… Continue reading