Tag Archives: comfort

Night murmurs

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Hush, hush, murmurs the Lord as she strokes me in the night I am all things for you: everything you need is everything I give, and more © Meisaan Chan

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The opposite of falling

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

You caught me again as I was falling, falling through the jagged sky of my past; it was you who bore my weight and gently laid me upon a soft, mossy bed; It was you who lulled my breathing and … Continue reading →

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Missing you

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Absence: the place where comfort used to be © Meisaan Chan

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My dear, how you wrestle

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

My dear, how you wrestle and how I desire your tranquil heart drawn in without fear of oblivion reassured of safety © Meisaan Chan

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All the ways you comfort me!

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

All the ways you comfort me! All the ways that words become hands and hands become sweet, soothing balm, all the ways word becomes flesh © Meisaan Chan

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Safety

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Even in the tempest, you are safe; open and see what true safety is © Meisaan Chan

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Music: the ladder to God

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Music chords progress spirit lifts beyond itself higher, higher climb © Meisaan Chan

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If you have no car, no bike, no phone, no shoes, nothing that the world values

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

There are so many ways home, says the Lord; come home, dear ones, come home © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)  

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Infinite opportunities

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Do not worry if the opportunity passes; I am the God of infinite opportunities © Meisaan Chan

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Balance

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Yes, there is a lot of suffering in the world but don’t forget, a lot of joy © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: Twisted Sifter)

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