Tag Archives: compassion

Your endless self-hatred can find an end

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Your endless self-hatred can find an end when you put down your images and take up my image for you, O beloved one © Meisaan Chan

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God-looking

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes the cup runs empty and you tip the cup back for the last drop; so do I do with your heart, says the Lord, looking for your compassion © Meisaan Chan

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My warriors

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

wield compassion in their empty hands © Meisaan Chan

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Out of nothing, the gift appears

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Out of nothing, the gift appears: that is the way of the God of creation © Meisaan Chan

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One sign of the sacred path

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

is when loving someone goes from a response to a choice © Meisaan Chan

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One starting point for compassion

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

The cruel are often fragile, acting out of brokenness © Meisaan Chan

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Outside of church

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

How freely the Spirit roams outside of church, for she is not reined in by stone walls or theological walls or even walls of thought, but settles where she wishes granting homes for the homeless and abiding with the meek; … Continue reading →

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The road of holy self-awareness

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

The road of holy self-awareness can only lead to compassion © Meisaan Chan

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But first, a shift in perspective is required

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

There is something deep to learn from those who make you furious © Meisaan Chan

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Weakness upon weakness

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Fear blocks compassion   © Meisaan Chan

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