Peace
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Snow Has Started Falling
Snow has started falling.You call me to the window.We join hands,and we are kids again,entranced by the gentlenessof this, the season's first snowfall. To us, it is magic,this slow dropping of the white sky,piecemeal, silent, purifying. We don't need words… Continue reading
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Prayer
Creator of the universe,I humbly seekyour presenceand your peace. Amen. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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God Dreams
Shhhh!Quiet.Enter on tiptoe:God sleeps. God dreams of a world of justice where none go hungry, where all have enough, where none are fearful, where all are embraced. God dreams of a world at peace. Text and… Continue reading
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The Portal
Every time you become awareof your anger,your tension,your disconnection,your frustration,that awarenessopens a portalthrough which you can stepto embrace peace. It's a tap on the shoulder;it's a voice whispering in your ear,"Hey, what's going on here?Is this really what you want?"… Continue reading
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Sleep Calls Me
Sleep calls meon a quiet Saturday afternoonwhen the ironing and vacuuming are doneand it's not yet time to start dinner. She calls me from the bedroom,where she's already lured the catsinto one, black, circular mass of slow breathingand entwined limbs.… Continue reading
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Unplug
I have a challenge for you: One day a month,free yourself from the grid– turn off your cell phone, stay away from the computer, don't Facebook, tweet, YouTube or text, refuse the TV, unplug the… Continue reading
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The Mystics
The mystics of all faithsunderstood (and understand)one simple truth: beyond creeds,beyond dogma,all are one,we share the same journey;we gather at the same table,we sip wine poured without restraintby the Host without favorites. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries.… Continue reading
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The Small
Why so much comfortin my cat's jawjammed with intention, affection against mine? Why so much comfortin the squawking, congregating of crowsin the crowns of evening trees? Why so much comfortin the noise of my partner prepping pizza in the kitchenwhile… Continue reading
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Come to Me
Come to me;kick off your shoes. Come to me;let slip the mask.Breath.Smile only if you want to.Cry when needed.Speak your mind. Come to me;regroup;hide. Come into peace. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading