Curving toward the center

Work and prayer

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Work and prayer
can be the same thing
but not always

Meisaan Chan

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To be forged

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

To be forged is to be shaped into the shape the Lord desires:
Shape me then, Lord!
What do I know?

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In and out of deep prayer

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Water breaks the surface
then submerges, merging with the all,
only to break again: itself
only to submerge again: gone

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“I’m very sorry, but I need to go”

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Maintaining my equilibrium
Meeting my needs
Loving myself
Being a samurai

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Even sages still need to lose

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Choices and sacrifices will not be automatic;
even sages still need to choose
and decide to lose in their choosing

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Plan K

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

God often works through Plan B
and even more often works through plan K

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When the door will open

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

To knock on the door
first requires dying to your no and turning into my yes
and as my yes begets my yes
the door will open

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The authority

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

So much of the burden
lies in which voice to listen to

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Suitcases

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Put down your longings, says the Lord
unpack them, let me see them all
for they must first be loved

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A song lifts within me

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

A song lifts within me
a stirring of greenness budding
pushing, then unfolding,
lifting to the light:
A song lifts within me

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