prayer
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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
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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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Sacred, Solitary Bliss
Sacred, solitary bliss;everyday I dream of this;God and I in secret tryst,held suspended, lost in mist. Silent, solitary bliss;everyday I pray for this. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Why?
Why do I do the things I do?Why do I think the things I think?Why do I feel the way I feel? Little one, never fear the questions. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Take Me with You
When was the last timeyou spent an hourin sacred bliss?When and where and how? Next time,take me with you. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Lord’s Prayer, Stanza 7
It's all yours–every scattered, incomprehensible nebula,every iotic jot and tittle,union, vigor, repute,now and always,with us or without. Let it be so.Let it be so. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Lord’s Prayer, Stanza 6
Lure,seduce,bewitch us with purity,laughter,clam-happy bliss. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Lord’s Prayer, Stanza 3
We yearn for your vision of wholenessto become our reality.Erase our pretended perimetersbetween this life and the next. We embrace the creation of Paradise–here, now–as our Greatest Commission. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Lord’s Prayer, Stanza 2
We shall relate to youand to one another–with awe,with honor,with respect. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Lord’s Prayer, Stanza 1
Caring Onedwelling in heaven (yes, certainly),but more outstandingly here–between within among–you are ours(not mine, not anyone's specifically,but rather thoroughly, completely, all of)ourswithout proviso, clause or exception. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All… Continue reading