The 60-Second Sabbath

Stillness

  • Christmas Reflection

    Most of us have all we need;on this I'm  guessing we agree. So why the harried rush to spendas if on this our peace depends?     For that which causes hearts to lift    is more the giver, not the gift. Be still… Continue reading

  • Winter Wish #8

    This winter,may a catfind heaven on your lap. Close your eyes,and he will purr youacross the border of selfinto the plains of presence. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading

  • What We Need

    I'll tell you what we need:    more ears    and fewer tongues. My cats will tell us what we need:    more purr    and less hiss. The snow-silenced woodswill tell us what us what we need:    less noise    and more glistening, listening stillness. Christmas tells you what you… Continue reading

  • Missing Winter

    Where are you winter?Where the scouring windsand white-rimed leaves,hold-overs from last season's arboreal couture?Where the leveling whiteness,the inward-driving respitefrom summer's relentless restlessness? Where are you winter? Our warm outerwear waits in darkness,wondering, worried;a feeling of abandonment settles like duston the… Continue reading

  • Forever Fasting

    Gorge yourselfone final timeon the delicaciesof the world Then fast forever,living only onthe exhalations of God. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Autumn Song

    This coming coolnessintroducesan edgeof uncertainty. Autumn(my favorite season)is a time of transition. Here in Denver,    nights shift from cool to cold,    trees from bold to barren,    the patio from flowered and fragranced to emptied and wrapped,   … Continue reading

  • The Box

    He built a small, glass cube,each side 8" x 8",and neatly sealed the edgeswith clear siliconecarefully squeezedfrom a white tube. So the top could serve as a lid,he searched onlineuntil he foundsimple, sterling-silver hingesand a matching sterling latchwith a sterling… Continue reading

  • The Dirt Devil

    Here in the heart of NY's Theater District,across from my hotel,I step into St. Malachy's–"The Actor's Chapel." The massive, open doorsallow in the sound of trafficand a flow of cool, September air. Above me:    stone arches,    hovering angels, … Continue reading

  • Hymn

    Lay down in stillness.Lay down in stillness.Lay down in stillness,    the stillness of God. Surrender to sorrow.Surrender to sorrow.Surrender to sorrow,     the sorrow of God. Rise up in wholeness.Rise up in wholeness.Rise up in wholeness,    the wholeness of God.… Continue reading

  • Porcelain

    We have a favorite CD,titled Porcelain–fragile music,delicate, round and translucent,soothing, cooling and smooth,layered with soft colorand subtle flavors,protective and nurturing. So many nightswe float to sleep,wrapped in gentle cadence… Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. (Porcelain… Continue reading