Author Archives: Meisaan Chan

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About Meisaan Chan

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The spirituality of submission

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

I lay down and lay down and lay down until finally, my hands are freed: Please, do whatever you want with me © Meisaan Chan

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Loss

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

With God, loss is never the end and might not be a loss © Meisaan Chan

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Spiritual longing: To be as an insect

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Glory to insects: Long, quivering antennae that listen to the slightest folding of air; would that I listen like that to Thee © Meisaan Chan

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Delays

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Stay alert: God often speaks through delays © Meisaan Chan

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Priority adjustment

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

I do not care that you succeed only that you run to me © Meisaan Chan

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When the right tools are out of reach

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

It is a mark of wisdom to know when you don’t have the right tools and a mark of deeper wisdom to stop and reassess – and if the world is rushing you, then doing so is not just wisdom, … Continue reading →

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The paradox of spiritual power

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

To submit is to claim the depth of power; to claim all power is to perch, precarious and frail © Meisaan Chan

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A note to the pocked heart

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Compassion fills whatever holes resentment makes © Meisaan Chan

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The eternal shelter

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Storm after storm rolls over the earth; again and again you shelter © Meisaan Chan

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Manipulation

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Divisions make more money than compassion © Meisaan Chan

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