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Tag Archives: darkness
Choose the one you want, God says
“Choose the one you want,” God says. In each hand is a shining light. I am mesmerized. I want them both. “Look carefully,” God says, frowning. “They are not the same.” “I don’t see the difference,” I say. “One will … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry
Tagged darkness, discernment, light, question, searching, unknown, vision, wisdom
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Purposes
O star guiding me home O dark night that I may see the star © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged adventure, darkness, guidance, journey, night, star, vision
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Following the leader
If God has not lost hope then neither will I © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry
Tagged courage, darkness, hope, journey, resilience, struggle
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The necessary starting place
You shine like the sun; all my heart’s corners cringe in the light © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry
Tagged darkness, growth, healing, light, shame
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Another idol
Worshiping what you believe can lead to hardness of heart © Meisaan Chan
Lighting small candle
Lighting small candle waiting for the moon to see water laps softly © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry
Tagged children, darkness, light, moon, patience, waiting
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Love and courage, II
Be courageous: love can come out of mess © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged darkness, love, mess, peace, stillness, trust, turmoil
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The unfeared descent
The sun knows its slow descent but note how it does not just go out: at its lowest point, it unfurls its majesty, its moment of greatest open giving © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged darkness, death, depression, generosity, hope, light, majesty, sun, sunset
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One little light
One little light cannot fight the dark; that is why God did not give one little light © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)
In this thick, eternal night
In this thick, eternal night even the stars have been eaten alive and I wait, O Lord, I wait for dawn to come again © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged darkness, dawn, light, night, unknowing, vigil, yearning
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Curving toward the center 