Even clouds are busy

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Even clouds are busy
rushing by, nothing takes time
for stillness

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To receive the depth of help

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Take the barricades down

 

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Priorities

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Why spend so much energy protecting your life?
For living is not the most important thing

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The clarity of nothing

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Who we expect God to be
and where we expect God to show up –
it all places limits on our vision

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Rigid definitions

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Rigid definitions
build a brittle house

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Treatment

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

If they drape you in robes
it means nothing;
if they nail you to a cross
it means nothing;
your value does not fluctuate –
it is a granite rock

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Winter haiku

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Heavy snow gathers
tree limbs sink down, then bounce back
snow explodes, tumbles

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Layers, peeled back

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Silence peels back the layers
so you can hear your voice
some shudder at this, some rejoice

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How can suffering be part of the plan?

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

“It wasn’t,” God says, tending to my wounds,
“but now it is.”

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An altar is built

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

when you try to fill the emptiness
with something besides me

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