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Tag Archives: despair
Mutuality
You rescued, just as you promisedfor I called out your name, just as I promised © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Food addiction, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged despair, help, help me, rescue, salvation, trust
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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
Posted in Food addiction, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged darkness, despair, help me, rescue, salvation, spiritual strength
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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 Food addiction, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, recovery, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged darkness, despair, rescue, salvation, surrender, tenacity, training, trust
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The darker it gets
The darker it getsthe louder we must laughto ward off the night Laugh like you’ve already wonbecause if they haven’t defeated your spirityou have © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Food addiction, meditation, PTSD, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged coronavirus, despair, help, help me, hope, journey, racial justice, racism, struggle
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Overflowing help in the wasteland
Over and over I confronted the wastelandand over and over I screamed to you for help –not once did you fail or even delay,deluge of rescue, salvation, and supportpoured into my lappoured until I could no longer holdpoured until flowing … Continue reading
Posted in Food addiction, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged coronavirus, despair, help, help me, screaming, surrender, wasteland
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The scream for existential help is the scream for transcendence
The more I screamed to Godthe more God rescued;the more I lostthe more God revealed its face It is not easy to scream for existential helpbut it is the scream for transcendencethat God makes a path where there is none … Continue reading
Posted in Food addiction, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged anxiety, despair, help, scream, surrender
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When all is crumbled to powder
When all is crumbled to powderturn to me, says the Lordand I will show you:From powder, clayfrom clay, sculpture –last breath gonebut fear not, for that was your breathand now I give you mine © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Food addiction, meditation, PTSD, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged coronavirus, despair, devestation, help, help me
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A soothing, comforting spoken word meditation: “Beloved”
Here is a beautiful, emotional spoken word meditation from the voice of God/Higher Power to the listener: for those who are despairing, when you’ve lost everything and hope is gone. May this meditation deepen your prayer, spiritual journey, and provide … Continue reading
Posted in Food addiction, meditation, PTSD, recovery, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, Spiritual strengthening exercises, Video, writing
Tagged Buddhism, comforting, despair, grounding, help, help me, meditation, rescue, soothing
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When in hardship
“My life! I can’t believe my life!” I exclaim. “I keep trying to give you the gift of strength,” says the Lord, “but you keep rejecting it.” © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged despair, frustration, hardship, help me, resilience, strength, surrender, tenacity
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The depth of the path
Long, long is the road so fill up your water bottle and get your good boots: the best of the journey is for those who are ready to journey ecstasy, despair – nothing excluded the depth of the path covers … Continue reading
