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“Of what are you made, soul, that you rise so high... and yet remain wholly in yourself?” ~German mystic Mechthild von Magdeburg “Deny my place in time, you squander wealth that's mine My light will shine so brightly it will blind you Because there's Something inside so strong, strong I know that I can make it Though you're doing me wrong, so wrong You thought that my pride was gone, oh no There's something inside so strong.” ~Labi Siffre, So Strong “A dream wants to be told, the ‘inner light’ wants to shine, the vision has to be shared.” “Those who see visions do not pray for themselves but call out repeatedly, ‘Protect my people!’” ~Dorothy Soelle, The Silent Cry, Mysticism and Resistance #mysticismandresistance #Soul #vondadreesart

“Life’s goodness is no longer inculcated with the rod of morality but with the appeals of an affectionate tenderness that cannot leave out anyone, a tenderness that is and remains subversive.” ~Dorothy Soelle, The Silent Cry, Mysticism and Resistance “When I stand before customs-officers and police-commissioners, I smile mischievously, for no one detects the divine contraband, the stowaway, whose highly discreet presence is visible only to angels’ glances.” ~Dom Helder Camara #grace #gospel #vondadreesart

From Christine Valters Paintner’s “St. Hildegard Strolls through the Garden” - “...face upturned to the rising sun, she sings lucida materia, matrix of light...” I know a weaver who reminds me an awful lot of St. Hildegard. #vondadreesart

“To plunge down to the very ground or to submerge oneself becomes one with stepping out.” ~Dorothy Soelle, The Silent Cry, Mysticism and Resistance What did those little brown shapes on this page want to become? Boats? Seeds? Doors? And all along I was pondering that prayer is a journey beyond what is. #mysticismandresistance #vondadreesart

This page has been in the making for a while now. I’m still not sure it’s ready to be released because it’s still working on me, yet I’m letting go for now... “A mystical-ecological consciousness knows itself to be woven together with all that exists. All that is can live and survive only in the coexistence of relationships. This coexistence binds us together with the millions of years of evolution and, at the same time, with our grandchildren’s drinking water.” “What happens really in the soul’s union with God in terms of liberation and healing? It is an exercise in seeing how God sees, the perception of what is little and unimportant; it is listening to the cry of God’s children. ... God sees what elsewhere is rendered invisible and is of no relevance. Who other than God sees the poor and hears their cry? To use ‘God’s senses’ does not mean simply turning inward but becoming free for a different way of living life.” ~Dorothy Soelle, The Silent Cry, Mysticism and Resistance I am reminded of the cry, “Presente!” and “Ashé” in the calling forth of the spirit of martyrs and ancestors. #mysticismandresistance #silentcry #vondadreesart

As Jim and I drove over Stevens Pass this morning, misty clouds were brooding over the mountains. There is mystery in moving water. We remember the outpouring of tears shed on this day of great love and great suffering. #movingwater #livingwater #mystery #grace #vondadreesart

Then looking up to heaven, Jesus sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” ~Mark 7:34 And kudos to the woman of Syrophoenician origin who trusted and acted on her maternal chutzpah. ~Mark 7:24-30 #vondadreesart

pondering the simple act of people gathering at the little piece of the Wenatchee River that the Guild gets to sit alongside... and what the experience has meant to so many over the 38 years of the Guild’s history #vondadreesart

“Mystical experience happens when the I steps forth from its self-imposed and imagined limits. The I leaves the every day world and, at the same time, leaves itself as the being defined by that world.” ~Dorothee Soelle, The Silent Cry, Mysticism and Resistance I may be in over my head with this book... I can sense it because with every page turn, deep yeses resound from my soul. It’s good preparation for an upcoming Fall Arts class, Responding to Mystic Wisdom, led by Guild Founder Liz Caemmerer and me. More info on the class here - https://grunewaldguild.com/events/responding-to-mystic-wisdom-with-liz-caemmerer-vonda-drees/. #comefollowme #mysticism #prayer #activism #vondadreesart

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