Author Archives: Meisaan Chan

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Time alone does not heal wounds

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Time alone does not heal wounds it can actually make some wounds worse © Meisaan Chan

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Infinite creature

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Everything changes when you realize that you are indeed an infinite creature; that your desires are infinite and so are your hungers and so are your fears: you are no longer satisfied with finite foods and start feasting on infinite … Continue reading →

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Awfulness

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

“This awfulness doesn’t end,” I say accusingly. “You have not made space in your heart for a beginning,” says the Lord. © Meisaan Chan

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Do not be alarmed at absence

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

God is the void God is the substance © Meisaan Chan

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The journeyer

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

The Great Door opened and I am but passing through this world of hardship and joy; I journey until I reach the Next Door and the Next Door, and the Next © Meisaan Chan

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The massage prayer

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

O Lord, lay your holy hands on me and through your touch turn this stone back into flesh and as you work may my heart turn warm and supple and my spirit, in a breath, relent © Meisaan Chan

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One starting point for compassion

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

The cruel are often fragile, acting out of brokenness © Meisaan Chan

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A note from Meisaan: A journey, and a request for prayers

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Dear Friends, On Sunday I’ll be hiking across a good chunk of Spain – 125 miles along the Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrimage path. People hike the Camino for all sorts of reasons – some religious; some just got … Continue reading →

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The seeker

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

With laser eyes I look for you; I seek until I find © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Removing the clothes

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

If you enjoy your control when you pray it is time to disrobe and pray some more © Meisaan Chan

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