relationship
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On Knowing God
She did it again,stepping out from behindmy neatly ordered rank of shirtsat the back of the closet.After giving me a moment to recovershe asked, "It would be odd, would it not, to read about your spouse but not to talk with him, to proclaim… Continue reading
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Empty
"This morning,"she said,hands wrapped for warmtharound her coffee cup,"I woke up empty." "Empty?" he asked,spoonful of All-Branhalfway to his mouth."Empty as in…how?"For him,empty could be good, like Zen: open, clear, ready.Or empty could be sad, like death: … Continue reading
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Chocolate Grahams
Like rich, dark chocolateon a golden graham cracker,your love enrobes me. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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God Said to Me
From out of the cloud, God said to me,"I do not love the one you were.I do not love the one you are.I love the one you long to be." Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights… Continue reading
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Survival
"Go, if you must,"I say in disgust."I shall, I will survive." But quickly I learn,as silence returns,"surviving" does not mean "alive." Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Peace Process
Instead of firing bullets of lead,instead of removing my well-fixed head,instead of grinding my bones for bread,let's sit together and talk instead. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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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
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Playing with God
When I write poemsI play with God.We race our bikes on gravel roads,stop to grieve for flattened caterpillars,marvel at Queen Anne's Lace,curl back the corners of bursting milkweed pods,watch their thousand filaments float on to raise new families, to inspire new… Continue reading
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Belove
God doesn't want us to believe.God invites us to belove.* *In the gospels, belief doesn't mean intellectual assent to tenets and propositions, but alignment, orientation, alliance, relationship to/with the Beloved. "Do you believe in me?" means "Are you with me?… Continue reading