Category Archives: Poetry

The translators

Blessed are they who translate loveand speak so others may hear © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Christianity, meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Leave a comment

Deep lesson of the trees

Just in case we forget, they remind us every autumn:The path of surrender is the path of beautythat is when you glow through We remember this truth and then we forgetand so, graciously, in twelve months they remind us again … Continue reading

Posted in meditation, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, spirituality | Tagged , | Leave a comment

A safety prayer

Keep me safe today, O Lordbe the holy barrierall-surrounding © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

To fight evil with evil

is to lose © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Focus and wisdom

Focus on the voice of Godand all wisdom will followFocus on any other voiceand be lost © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The formless sanctuary

How I have longed to be with you in precisely this way!I return to eternitysloughing off the shackles of timeand stepping into the formless sanctuary © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The purpose of your life

To study the mechanics of the bodyis to know how you are here;to claim the purpose of your lifeis to claim why you are here © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Delicious prayer

Take your time and savor itthe garlic, the tomatoesthe surrender, the delight,the blend of blessingsthe surprise of the next bite © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Relinquishing the self

When I gave my life to youI gave up my control over who I am, who I will be:Self-determination for God-determinationand lo, nothing was the same © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Scripture riff, spirituality, writing | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

I am your heart

I am not on top of your heart, says the Lord,or beside your heart, says the Lord,or even in your heart, says the Lord –I am not prepositional: “in”, “beside”, “near to”Listen to me – I am:I am the core … Continue reading

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged , | Leave a comment