Unity
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Dress the World in God
When I serve you tuna casserole, or a toasted English muffin, or a chilled martini up with a twist,I don't just serve you,I also serve the Beloved. When I iron a shirt, it's not only your shirt, … Continue reading
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This Gulf between Us
You imagine we are separate, don't you?You think I'm over hereand you're over there;am I right? This gulf between usis an illusion. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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When God Lives within You
When God lives within youthe parables and prayersof all faithsincreasingly make sense–the poems of the Sufis,the drumming circles of indigenous peoples,the beads of the Catholic rosary,the prayer Jesus taught his disciples,the rasping chant of the evening cicadas… The more deeply… Continue reading
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I AM
I AM He.I AM She.I AM It.I AM All. We are He.We are She.We are It.We are All. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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“Am I Wise?” You Ask
"Am I wise?" you ask. If you talk too long or loudly, likely not.If you have more answers than questions, likely not.If you seek illumination from without, likely not.If you dance self-consciously and without abandon… or not at all, likely not.If you arrive… Continue reading
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Nuns File In
Nuns file intwo-by-two,palpable peace in black after whiteafter black after white…They reach the altarand bow to the Christ of the cross,then,each turning toward her partner,bow once more–this timeto the Christ within. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights… Continue reading
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The Mystics
The mystics of all faithsunderstood (and understand)one simple truth: beyond creeds,beyond dogma,all are one,we share the same journey;we gather at the same table,we sip wine poured without restraintby the Host without favorites. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries.… Continue reading
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Declaration of Dependence
The Declaration of Independenceannounced our independencefrom oppression,not our disconnectionfrom the people of the worldor the earth and its beauty. We now needa Declaration of Dependence:we are one;our lives are forever intertwined;your pain is ours;the earth's sorrow is our sorrow. Our home… Continue reading
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My Mystery
Blind me,that I may see.Deafen me,that I may hear.Mute me,that I may whisper your name. What must I loseto unite with you, my Mystery? Text, image and audio © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. To listen to this… Continue reading
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Job I
So Job asked(quite reasonably),"What the hell?" And God answered(equally reasonably),"Who the hell are you to ask?" And in the impasseboth realizedthe equal needone of the other. So go ahead and ask,"What the hell?" And don't be surprisedwhen God responds,"I don't… Continue reading