Religion
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My Hope
My hope? That death bringsa return to the Womb: quiet,darkness,warmth. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Shinbone of our Lord
Last night, behind loose bricks in the far corner of the basement, I found a long, package of crumbling paper. I unwrapped it on the workbench, underneath the fluorescent fixture hanging by chains from cobwebby rafters. It was a bone–a leg… Continue reading
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Belief vs. Faith
Belief carries the assumption of correctness,makes knowns of unknowns,asserts control over outcomes. Faith trusts our potential,launches journeys,leaps into the limitless unknown. Belief is what we think we know. Faith is what we do. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk… Continue reading
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Did You Awaken Last Night?
Did you awaken last nightwondering where you fit?how you will continue?what is the point? So did I. And with us,so did the Beloved. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Penitence
P is for presuming I've compassion.E is for the envy that I feel.N is the nursing of depression.I is for the innocence I steal.T is for the time I keep on wasting.E is for each moment lived in fear.N is… Continue reading
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Amma, Abba, Beloved, Spirit
To these I relate as I meditate: Amma, Abba, Beloved, Spirit. These I repeat when I sense defeat: Amma, Abba, Beloved, Spirit These I breathe as I grace receive: … Continue reading
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Deep Within
Deep within this pile of moulding leaves,pungent with the smell of autumn's rot,lies a meaning mine alone to find.I grip my pen, my spade, and dig in hasteand race the dusk that settles too soon in the day,and fear the… Continue reading
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When Reading Sacred Stories
We in the West(as in Europe and North America),when reading sacred stories(from our traditionand those of others),tend to ask,"Did this really happen?" A more helpful response?"It's happening now." Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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My Sacred Space
Welcome! You have just enteredmy sacred space,my sanctuary,my holy of holies. Into my spaceyou bring your own opinions, dreams, fears,doubt, anger, wonder… So in a sense,my sacred space has now becomes yours as well.What happens when our sacred spaces mingle?What… Continue reading
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Love
As Christian young people,we sang "Kum Ba Yah" and "Pass It On." We also sang: "Love, love, love, love–the gospel in a word is love.Love you neighbor as your brother.Love, love, love, love." What we did not sing,but is implied:"Love… Continue reading