The 60-Second Sabbath

Spirituality

  • MLK, Denver, 2012

    "We are in this together,"read the placard.And we were:black, white, Korean, Hispanic,Baptist, Methodist, Christian, Muslim,students and the aged (with canes),dreadlocks and crewcuts,Up with People and down with the system,male, female, gay, straight–an unlikely mix of one,just as God dreamed us. And… Continue reading

  • Give Birth!

    Enwombing what the world wants(compassion, reconciliation, acceptance, hope),we approach our due date. Give birth! Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.  Continue reading

  • Altars

    Every familypractices its own, unique religion,builds altars to a variety of gods,who nest and nestlewherever we focus our energy, our passion. To whom do we bow today? Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.    Continue reading

  • The Deeper, Truer Reality

    At timesthe evil in the world overwhelms me. I stand in awe of thosewho continue to stand in hope. I know hope comes from deeper truth,but that deep truthcan be so obscured,so pressed down,so weightedby greed, fear, alienation and hate,so… Continue reading

  • He Calls Our Names

    He stands on the platform,barely visible nowthrough the smoke that wreaths and wraps his lean, scarred body. One by one,clean as a knife edge,he calls our names (mine, yours). Our destinies,like the smoke,like our lovingly articulated names,rise heavenward. Text and… Continue reading

  • The Central, Sacred Question

    "At the center of your life," she said,"is a central, sacred questionThat question guides everything you do,your goals, your relationship…everything." "But what is the question?"he asked. "That's just it," she said."It's different for each of us.Some state it without hesitation;others… Continue reading

  • The Sacred and Profane

    What is sacred?What is profane? The question is a uniquely Western one;in richer cultures, all is holy–there is no place where God is not. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.  Continue reading

  • Troubled Hearts

    I have days of frustration,wondering how I'll continue,close to giving up. And I'll lay in bedand imagine God in the room,drawing close,putting a stilling hand to my forehead,sayng something needed, like,"I know it's rough,"or "I'm here with you,"or "Open your heart–just a… Continue reading

  • Advent 13

    All our liveswe pursue the limitless Knower,the immense Unknown,the One to whom belongsall true knowing,simply(little selves)to know that we are known. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.  Continue reading

  • Invitation

    I follow the pathand step, without hesitation,into the beautiful abyss,where, like a snow-laden cloudor a silver-winged dove,I drifton the updraftsof grace. Follow me.  Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.  Continue reading