Photography
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Agua Eterna
Our rules and regulationsdon't flow like pure waterfrom the tap of sacred scripture,but percolatethrough the filter and groundsof our sometimes appallingprivate reality. Why not exchangeour daily cupof shoulds and notsfor a few measured momentsdrinking deeply ofthe crystalline springof Agua Eterna?… Continue reading
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In Your Journey
In your journey to Godwhy stop for long conversationswith those whose speech scorches fertile earth,and those who build blockades,and those to whom you are invisible? Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Between
Between your current exhalationand the inhalation to followis a brief momentwhen your breathing stops. (There, it just happened.Were you aware?) Imagine that moment of no breathas the pause of possibility. (It just happened again.) Your life began with an inhalationand… Continue reading
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In the Beginning…
In the beginningGod exploded,blasting divine matter and energy outwardto form a universe of disjointed fierceness. Since then,God's been gathering back together,all parts slowly (but certainly) returning to Center–the sun, the chair on which you sit,the banana ripening on the counter,and… Continue reading
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Dervish
Dervish for a day,I'm pulled into the circle–swirling spiritual protons and neutronsorbiting the Beloved,shuffling, kicking and hopping our wayto transformation of atomic proportions. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Problems in the Garden of Eden
"This isn't working out,"God says to the first man and first woman."I had this great plan,but you're not cooperating." "What's the problem?"the woman asks."Aren't we following the rules?" "Well, that's exactly it."God sighs and draws his hand across his face."I… Continue reading
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Denver Art Museum, Holy Saturday, 2011
I The art of New Spain, 1598-1821.I sit on a creaking camp stoolsurrounded by assorted grim Jesuseswho bleed,who hang their heads with eternal weariness.Sad, solitary suffering,standing forever with hands bound,hanging forever with xylophone ribs. This is Good Friday stuff,not yet… Continue reading
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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
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Prison
Had I once lived outside this cellI should not be as satisfiedto sleep upon this sling of stringsor eat the slop slid o'er the sill. The key waits in my pocket tilI have the vision, courage, will. Text and image… Continue reading
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I Sell My Soul
I sell my soulin the anxious search for security. What wondrous, secret knowledgemust the homeless hold,who live each dayat the fingertips of God? Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading