Category Archives: Spiritual poetry

Injury’s tell-tale sign

If you cannot be compassionate look for the wound © Meisaan Chan

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Heart stuck

Rusted moments immovable fear O Lord, unseize my heart © Meisaan Chan

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The load

“You can put down your load,” God says. “I can’t,” I say. “This is not how you were meant to live,” God says. “I can’t,” I say. “You can’t or you won’t?” God asks. “I no longer know how,” I … Continue reading

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Pit stops

All the stops on the pathway home! All the ways to forget where we’re going! © Meisaan Chan

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The insomnia prayer

God of counted minutes circle me back home to you © Meisaan Chan

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A fly on the wall

“They despair that they have not earned my love,” weeps the Lord: “Have they not been listening?” © Meisaan Chan

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The faith of wound care

Since wounds heal from the inside-out, do not be discouraged if you cannot see the progress; keep cleansing keep vigilant keep watch © Meisaan Chan

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Compassion’s necessary two-way street

Healthy compassion must go both ways, outward and inward: if only outward, you annhiliate the self if only inward, you harden © Meisaan Chan

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Mindful discrepancy

In worldly terms, it can be wise to take the path of least resistance; in spiritual terms, look for that which is narrow © Meisaan Chan

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The limits of resilience

It doesn’t matter how thick or dense is the wood if it is exposed to fire long enough it will burn turn to ash © Meisaan Chan

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