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Tag Archives: darkness
Fair-weather
Throw God away if God does not rescue you in the storm;if God accompanies you only in the good timesthat is the definition of the very bad friend © Meisaan Chan
Before the winter solstice
The dark has arrived again, my early winter guest;unprepared, I run to make a bed for her.Lovingly, she unpacks her bags,not in any hurry © Meisaan Chan
Comforting spiritual blindness
You are not supposed to see in the Deepif you can, you are not deep enough © Meisaan Chan
Posted in contemplation, haiku, meditation, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing
Tagged darkness, help, help me, vision
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Because sometimes night falls upon the path
Do not despair:For the darkness teaches things that the light cannotand if you stay by me in darknessgoodness always comesalways © Meisaan Chan
Trust me more
Not just higher;trust me deeperand broaderand innerNot just your eyes;trust me with your smelland tasteand sensing;fill your senses until trust consumes them allfill your space planes until I am everywhere © Meisaan Chan
Posted in anxiety, contemplation, depression, Feminine God, God speaks poetry, meditation, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged darkness, sight, surrender, trust, vision
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Seeking in the night
In the night I look for safetyand seek until I findO God, O God, O God © Meisaan Chan
Because sometimes the night is eternal
Do not fight the dark– it is what it is –let your eyes adjust and stretch out your armsfor I do not need light to be seen © Meisaan Chan
Posted in anxiety, contemplation, depression, Feminine God, Food addiction, God speaks poetry, haiku, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged darkness, help, help me, night
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In training
Sometimes you need to call outand call outand call outnot because God isn’t listeningbut because it is an exercise in tenacitythe next needed skill © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, depression, Food addiction, haiku, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged darkness, despair, rescue, salvation, surrender, tenacity, training, trust
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Refusing to be stopped
“It’s so dark, I say to God.“Leading is my specialty,” God says to me © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, depression, Earth poetry, Food addiction, God speaks poetry, haiku, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged darkness, followership, following, help, help me, leadership, surrender, trust, unknown
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You orient me
You orient mecompass spinslands on north © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, depression, Food addiction, haiku, meditation, PTSD, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged adventure, darkness, discernment, help, help me, wilderness, wisdom
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