Category Archives: recovery

I want you to claim me, says the Lord

I want you to claim me, says the Lord – no more whispering or mutedness, for healing comes in truth © Meisaan Chan

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Jumping naked

If the lesson is from me, says the Lord, jump into it naked hold nothing back © Meisaan Chan

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The prayer of the pipe

My power is in my emptiness My humility is in my emptiness May I empty onto empty, O Lord © Meisaan Chan

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Be confident in your face, says the Lord

Be confident in your face, says the Lord – you do not need a mask, for it blocks your true power © Meisaan Chan

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Shadow of God

When light fails you, try darkness; darkness is safe if it is my shadow you are yet close © Meisaan Chan

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The foundation of the foundation

The most important thing is deciding where you will place your trust: The next most important thing is the trusting © Meisaan Chan

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We’ll make do

For every hole you have, we’ll make do, says the Lord: For every type of starvation for every type of laceration for every type of amputation we’ll make do: For the end is not the end loss is not loss … Continue reading

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Raw materials

You know what to do with suffering – nothing is stronger for creating praise © Meisaan Chan

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Fight

Because growth is never granted, it is earned © Meisaan Chan

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Fire as precision tool

I train my anger as a precision tool so I don’t burn myself to ash © Meisaan Chan

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