Make in me a new heart

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Dusty heart:
Refresh in me
glistening, ready

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Winter world

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

O beauty of the Lord
shine upon this winter world
thaw our bones of loneliness
massage stiff-jointed fear

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When there is a lack

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

When there is a lack, let me fill it
so you can address your emptiness
full

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Compassion, death and life

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

You have died for compassion
now you’re living for compassion

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On disappointments

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Don’t hold it in
speak out with compassion;
holes, if not addressed, only grow

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The soul is like a womb

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

The soul is like a womb:
it’s job is to hold

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The five-second invitation

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

“Ignore that for five seconds,” you whisper, “and come to me.”
Sometimes I don’t – I finish my task, ignoring the pull in my soul: Flash starvation
and sometimes I do – I put everything down: Flash nourishment

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The short list

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Only some things matter in life;
what you decide to put on your short list
will determine everything

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Come, hide in me, says the Lord

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Come, hide in me, says the Lord
for only I give clarity

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Another reason to leave space in your soul

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Joy expands
to fit the size of its container

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