I.
It is compassionate to let go
if hanging on leads to lifeless wounds
II.
The length of history is important
but not as important as the quality of future
III.
Walking away is not running away
if you faced the demons
and know they will remain
IV.
Do not shake the dust off your feet
but gently wipe your shoes and then wipe theirs:
walk away with compassion
© Meisaan Chan
You know your ways into tranquility, says the Lord
and you know your ways into chaos
I am the way in
I am the way out:
this, too, you know
© Meisaan Chan
For those accustomed to power,
the task is to acknowledge smallness before God:
For those oppressed and downtrodden,
the task is to acknowledge grandiosity of light
© Meisaan Chan
Lift your eyes from the pavement
for I so love to bedazzle
© Meisaan Chan
What you fear amounts to a thimble of water, says the Lord;
I am trying to give you an ocean of love
© Meisaan Chan
O star
guiding me home
O dark night
that I may see the star
© Meisaan Chan
Do not fear the closed door
for not every open door is good
© Meisaan Chan
God can be a tender father
but for those who’ve never had a tender father
God can be a tender mother
but for those who’ve never had a tender mother
God can be a tender spirit
and soothe
and soothe
and soothe in all shapelessness
slowly healing ancient wounds
© Meisaan Chan
Those you find hardest to love
are your spiritual teachers;
seek them out:
die with compassion
© Meisaan Chan
Stop expecting someone to walk your path for you!
No one will cart you to the finish line:
there is no cart
there is no finish line
there is only your feet
and the intensity of your fire
© Meisaan Chan
Curving toward the center 