The 60-Second Sabbath

namaste

  • Pick a Subject, Any Subject

    Pick a subject, any subject: There are thoseso thoroughly, thoughtlessly for itthat their e-mails, radio and TV broadcasts    Facebook posts, Tweets–rants, if you will–bloat with exaggeration, anger and alarm. There are thoseso  thoroughly, thoughtlessly against itthat their e-mails, radio and… Continue reading

  • Nuns File In

    Nuns file intwo-by-two,palpable peace in black after whiteafter black after white…They reach the altarand bow to the Christ of the cross,then,each turning toward her partner,bow once more–this timeto the Christ within. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights… Continue reading

  • Namaste

    "Namaste":this simple Sanskrit greetingboth opened and closed our yoga class.I was told it meant,"The divine in mewelcomes the divine in you,"a sentiment I experienced then and honor now. In the years since,I've discerned there are many ways of understanding "Namaste,"just… Continue reading