Tag Archives: Christianity

Mary before the angel

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

All souls need preparation –(even Jesus needed 30 years)while she, a child!(her whole life a mere 13, perhaps)How did she prepareto be annihilated by yes? © Meisaan Chan

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Why Jesus was male – or – the female equivalent

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

He said, “This is my body, take and eat.”She would have said, “This is my breast, take and suck” –too powerful, too radical, too mind-blowing:The one they would accept had to be tamer © Meisaan Chan

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God and the institution

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

She closes countless doorsbut I open stained-glass windows © Meisaan Chan

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Remember me

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Because the most powerful thing is mindfulness and the weakest thing is forgetfulness © Meisaan Chan

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The manger empties

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

You take up so much space within yourself, says the Lord; when you empty self of self the manger empties so the child can be placed within © Meisaan Chan

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