The 60-Second Sabbath

journey

  • The Labyrinth

    I awaken in the centerof a vast, grassy labyrinth.I cannot see its outer rim,but the well-worn path leads outward,freshly trodden. The labyrinth of lovebeckons me. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading

  • Butterflies, Inc.

    Somewhere west of the last town,just this side of sundown,the road straightensinto the dusty emptiness of forever. I pull over to peein the buckling parking lotof an abandoned warehousewhose faded sign reads"Butterflies, Inc." I try to grasp what this means:a… Continue reading

  • Always Home

    In frustration,I jam the wrinkled, unfolded mapinto the back seat,crank the key in the ignition,and jerk back onto the highway. "I'm lost," I mutter."Hopelessly…" From the passenger seat comes the response,"With me, you're always home." Text and image © 2011… Continue reading

  • Courage to Differ

    God grant methe courage to differ,to say "I disagree,"to question old precepts,to release past convictions,to see beyond scowls to good hearts within,to walk a seeking path hand-in-hand with the Beloved,to join the dance, to invite,to move on. Text and image… Continue reading

  • Artist’s Studio

    To some, it's merely a notebook,ruled lines on unnumbered pages,blue words floating on cream-colored paper. To me it's a pool of secrets.Holding my breath, I plunge through the pages,never knowing when or where I'll surface. Or if. Text and image… Continue reading

  • God’s Will

    God’s will is not a map… Continue reading

  • I Stand Mute

    I stand mutein the shadow of my own meekness.Who am I?And who knows that I am? This is not humility;I have abandoned my holy orders,forgotten my ordination:to be–absolutely–me. (with thanks to Debbie Rodahaffer)  Text and image © 2011 by Dirk… Continue reading

  • Job-Loss, Death, Etc.

    From time to timethe vehicle of your life–the one you're driving even as you read this–disappears from the busy streets you navigate dailyand reappears on some empty, unknown, rural road. What landscape is this?Signs point to places you do not… Continue reading

  • Hush

    Slow down. Listen. Hush. There may never beSilence.But there will beStillness.And with stillness,Awareness.And with awareness, the opportunity forPeace. Breathe your lungs,Beat your heart,More slowly. Cease speaking, inside and out.Resist thinking.Stop writing… Text and image © 2010 by Dirk deVries. All… Continue reading