transformation
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John 11
It begins as a Halloween momentfit for John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Rob Zombie–Lazarus stumbling from the tomb,tripping over loose graveclothes that droop like soiled underwear. The people's averted gazes and cries of horrorturn to wide-eyed astonishmentand that goose-bumpy, gaspy feeling you… Continue reading
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Back through the Gate
Amma.Abba. I offer theseat the beginning of my prayers–or often as the substance of my prayers–as symbols of assent,as symbols of ascent,a yes to the divine,the desire for transcendence,the opening of heart, mind and spirit to transformation,back through the gate,back… Continue reading
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Alchemy
Alchemy in a Cambodian factory–jingle bells createdfrom the remnants of roadside bombs. This holidaythe jingling you hearmay be the transmutationof intended dismemberment and deathinto delight and life. This is redemption. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights… Continue reading
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Let It Have Its Way
O, my God–loving and sustaining God–sometimes I feel as if my heart and head and soul will explode–so many ideas and insights and understandings and imaginings–all at once. What am I to do with this? How/when/where does it find expression?… Continue reading
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Welcome
Why are you here? Did you come for transformation?Or to feel good? Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Write Your Own Blog! (Part 1)
I'm staying for a few days with the Sisters of Loretto at their Spirituality Center southwest of Denver. In my absence, feel free to complete today's blog yourself. You might respond to this quote from Sister Miriam Therese Winter (author… Continue reading
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If Only…
If I could just hold all insights in concsciousness. If all those "aha" moments–when vision becomes clear and a few more pieces fall into place and I stand breathless on the brink of the divine–would stay with me. If only…… Continue reading
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A Spirituality of Shutting Up
Don't just do something, sit there. Be. Doing can be a way to run away from ourselves, from others and from God. Silence and solitude call us to be present…fully present…in a way we seldom are. This can be difficult,… Continue reading