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God Speaks Simply
God said: You do not speak for me.I speak simply; you do not. Twitter of sparrows,creak of tall trees,hiss of blown snow,scrape of dry leaves,silence of stars. Laugh of a child,sigh of a lover,touch of a friend. I speak simply.… Continue reading
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Core Word #3: Expansion
As I've grown spiritually (and I do think of it as growth, though maybe it's change, or evolution, or devolution–in any case, because it gets better and better, I experience it as growth), it feels, even when I'm letting go… Continue reading
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Not One, But Not Two
My friend Jim recently commented on a post of mine, decrying the use of labels. I think his response was justified. Labeling sustains separations that ultimately are illusory. In God, we become one. (Jim will occasionally refer to God as… Continue reading
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God’s Learning Curve
Bill Moyer's television series Genesis first introduced me to the possibility that the biblical narrative is not only a record of humanity's learning curve, but God's as well. Take the covenant concept: At first, God kept trying to establish agreements… Continue reading
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Discover Your Silence
Discover your silence. Recover God. Text and image © 2010 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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On Silent Retreat
"There is nothing in the world," says Meister Eckhart, "that resembles God quite like silence." All I hear, at this moment, is the sound of my pen tip rolling across the paper. It's that quiet. I sit up in the… Continue reading
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Amma
Breathe in. "Abba." Breathe out. "Abba." One of the ways I pray is to silently repeat words or phrases, often matched to my breathing (if sitting) or my steps (if walking). This is nothing unique, but an ancient way of… 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
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Am I Worthy?
"Am I worthy?" The question is irrelevant! Boring! No one cares (least of all God). It's not about judgement, it's about transformation. There is no jury;There is no judge.Open and waitingAre the steady arms of love. (from "Out in the Open"… Continue reading