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Tag Archives: belief
Parable of the Two Gardeners
There once were two women who tried to grow a garden. The first woman held her seeds in her hand and said, “These will never grow.” Then she scattered the seeds and poured bleach on them. When the seeds didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, Food addiction, Parable, PTSD, Scripture riff, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged belief, gardeners, healing, Parable
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Surprises
All the ways you surprise me, Lord – all the secrets you slowly reveal like jewels, cradled in your opening hand © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged belief, blindness, jewels, sight, Surprises, trust, vision
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Sometimes life doesn’t give you all the pieces
Sometimes life doesn’t give you all the pieces to build your house; you lack the wood, or the nails, or even the strength to build it; Keep returning to me, says the Lord, for I am not afraid of missing … Continue reading
Posted in God speaks poetry, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged belief, building, faith, help, help me, strength
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Jump out
On one side, the cliff: On the other side, the abyss: Go! Jump out! Die! Then tell the world what you saw © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Feminine God, God speaks poetry, Poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged abandon, abandonment, abyss, belief, cliff, courage, doubt, faith, fear
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How you love solidity!
How you love solidity! But I am found in the falling! © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged belief, falling, ground, known, solidity, trust, unknown
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Considering who’s in charge
If God does not expect perfection in humans why would God expect perfection from religion? © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Christianity, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged belief, imperfection, institutionalized religion, perfection
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A pondering about heaven
If heaven were influenced by collective deeds jails would cease to exist: convicts would be sentenced to do good works, for we could not afford to have able-bodied, potential do-gooders to sit in jail and not work to affect the … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged belief, heaven, individualism, intolerance, religion, violence, writing
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Wrestle with me, says the Lord
Wrestle with me, says the Lord come into the ring show me your best moves take it out on me © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, Food addiction, God speaks poetry, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry
Tagged anger, belief, courage, doubt, rage, struggle, trust, wrestle
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Another idol
Worshiping what you believe can lead to hardness of heart © Meisaan Chan
Touching the hem
Reaching out and being healed still requires the outstretched arm and the faith that stretching can lead to healing © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, Food addiction, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry
Tagged belief, doubt, faith, healing
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