worship
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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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Dervish
Dervish for a day,I'm pulled into the circle–swirling spiritual protons and neutronsorbiting the Beloved,shuffling, kicking and hopping our wayto transformation of atomic proportions. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Standing in the Pines
I stand in the pinesa worshipper–sun-warmed needles my incense,hum of wind my hymn.I close my eyes on the past. I stand endlessly in the pines. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Without Mediator or Veil
I keep searching for manageable definitions of mysticism and descriptions of what it means to be a mystic, a pursuit which, I realize, may be inherently contradictory. Nevertheless, I was happy to come across this challenge from Ralph Waldo Emerson:… Continue reading
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Temple
Imagine a temple dedicted to what we do not know, to what is beyond imagination, to the vastness beyond vastness (what you may call God). I would expect silence, because that is how I experience awe. The walls would be… Continue reading