Different ground

Posted on September 8, 2020 by

Walk on trust
different ground

© Meisaan Chan

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Where it belongs

Posted on September 7, 2020 by

Reserve it for the Lord your riches:
Time
energy
focus
dreams –
leave your gold at the altar,
right where it belongs

© Meisaan Chan

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Because sometimes the night is eternal

Posted on September 4, 2020 by

Do not fight the dark
– it is what it is –
let your eyes adjust and stretch out your arms
for I do not need light to be seen

© Meisaan Chan

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“Ministry”

Posted on September 2, 2020 by

So many words talking about you,
almost none talking with you:
My heart was fooled, thinking this was prayer

© Meisaan Chan

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When you are empty

Posted on September 1, 2020 by

Finite creatures always hit empty!
That is not doom, that is the path!
But where do you go to fill?
Your answer determines everything

© Meisaan Chan

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Keep it moving

Posted on August 31, 2020 by

This is your new life, says the Lord
so don’t wait for the old one to return;
I’m making improvements

© Meisaan Chan

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Put aside your plans

Posted on August 31, 2020 by

Put aside your plans
for the Lord is on the move

© Meisaan Chan

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Setting the control (in scientific terms)

Posted on August 28, 2020 by

Treating an enemy with compassion
highlights where the problem lies

© Meisaan Chan

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Receiving the baton

Posted on August 27, 2020 by

I take it and swallow hard,
knowing the lineage
but I am ready, and it was passed
so run, dear feet, run

© Meisaan Chan

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In training

Posted on August 26, 2020 by

Sometimes you need to call out
and call out
and call out
not because God isn’t listening
but because it is an exercise in tenacity
the next needed skill

© Meisaan Chan

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