The 60-Second Sabbath

prayer

  • Night Prayer

    I loved your still world tonight.I walked it gently.I saw cold, silent moonlight    shining off the faces of polished tombstones.I passed drifts of fallen leaves resting in their hollows.I looked up through unmoving branches,    bare and black against the sky.I saw a… 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

  • Prayer for the Divine

    Does this day dawn bright for you,you to whom all days belong? I today will wish you joy,pray you sunlight, laughter, song,sweet companionship and love,everything for which you long. May this day dawn bright for you,you to whom all days… Continue reading

  • What I Want

    Life. Transcendance. Holiness. Purity. Innocence. Hopefulness. Continue reading

  • Mercy

    What mercy do I need today? humilitypatiencestillness What mercy do you need today? Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Prayer

    The millk of human kindnessdries sticky on my face.In your mercy,lick me clean. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading

  • Already Present

    God is already presentand always will be.My prayer won't change that.My praise won't change that. I open my eyes:    He is there.I open my cupboard:    She is there.I open my front door:    It is there.I open:    All is there. Text and image © 2011… Continue reading

  • Feast of the Epiphany

    On Epiphany, an epiphany would be welcomed. I can't count on it, of course, or create it. (Such is not the nature of epiphanies.) But I can invite it: "Today (on Epiphany)," I say aloud, "Please, if you don't mind,… Continue reading

  • God Speaks Simply

    God said: You do not speak for me.I speak simply; you do not. Twitter of sparrows,creak of tall trees,hiss of blown snow,scrape of dry leaves,silence of stars. Laugh of a child,sigh of a lover,touch of a friend. I speak simply.… Continue reading

  • Amma

    Breathe in. "Abba." Breathe out. "Abba." One of the ways I pray is to silently repeat words or phrases, often matched to my breathing (if sitting) or my steps (if walking). This is nothing unique, but an ancient way of… Continue reading