Category Archives: recovery

Every step leads to the next

Sometimes it can hurt to be who you are and you might be tempted to hide in the comfort of who you are not – but come out! For being who you are is the first step to healing who … Continue reading

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A morning prayer

Give me the strength to face this day give me the weakness to face this day give me You to face this day Amen. © Meisaan Chan

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Compassion is not designed for your comfort

Compassion is not designed for your comfort you need to look again © Meisaan Chan

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Focus

Only my voice, says the Lord only my opinion only my dreams only my approval only my path: For where I most deeply am there you most deeply are © Meisaan Chan

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Touching proof

I make things beautiful, says the Lord; from the morass, music from the chaos, light – look for the beauty, my delicate fingerprint, proof that yes, yes: I have touched © Meisaan Chan

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The foundation of compassion

The foundation of compassion lies in the ever-deepening awareness of God’s eternity © Meisaan Chan

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Divisions

Even the deepest divisions in our hearts are encompassed by eternity so while the divisions are exceptionally real the divisions are exceptionally not real © Meisaan Chan

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Surprises

All the ways you surprise me, Lord – all the secrets you slowly reveal like jewels, cradled in your opening hand © Meisaan Chan  

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Seventy times seven times

Because he knew that forgiveness can flit away and needs to be anchored and re-anchored and re-anchored © Meisaan Chan

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Definitions, again

What you choose to fight for defines you what you choose to ignore defines you © Meisaan Chan

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