Tag Archives: community

God is love

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Humans have the wondrous tendency to make the simplest things impossible © Meisaan Chan

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Companion-choosing

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Choose your companions for their wisdom and sincerity and compassion but do not look for perfection, that camouflaged destroyer of love © Meisaan Chan

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The flock

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Journey to the light; Let nothing stop you, not dust nor storms nor darkness nor fear; You do not have to go alone That is also part of the gift © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Togetherness

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

The dark is thick so stick together don’t go through the night alone © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: Twisted Sifter)

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Slow going

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes it’s slow going because the path dissolved; but keep plodding, slow as it is © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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October worship

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Bright leaves gather in the wild grasses congregation of joy © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged autumn, community, congregation, fall, joy, leaves, October, praise | 2 Comments

You might despair at the interminable path

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

You might despair at the interminable path but the stones have been laid by your spiritual ancestors knowing your feet would come © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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We’re making it out of here alive: yes

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

We’re making it out of here alive: yes the jaws snapped shut without us death-paths turn to life-paths; we run hand in hand, hearts take to flight © Meisaan Chan

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Empathy

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

“I’m sick of people using me,” I say. “They never see me for who I really am.” “Tell me about it,” God says. © Meisaan Chan

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If you look for friends just like you

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged community, compassion, difference, friendship, love | Leave a comment