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Troubled Hearts
I have days of frustration,wondering how I'll continue,close to giving up. And I'll lay in bedand imagine God in the room,drawing close,putting a stilling hand to my forehead,sayng something needed, like,"I know it's rough,"or "I'm here with you,"or "Open your heart–just a… Continue reading
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The Simplest Prayer
What is the simplest, most elemental prayer?Some say, "Help!"Others say, "Thanks!"Or perhaps it is "Wow!"uttered in moments of unanticipated wonder(or for the inarticulate and our animal cousins: "!"). I say,for all living, breathing beings,the quintessential prayer is this: <sigh> whether… Continue reading
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You Have a Purpose
Todayyou have a purpose,a calling.Someone you will meet todaygropes toward hope,stumbles, fumbles toward the light,light radiating solely from you,solely from you. Thus you are sacred. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading