Tag Archives: disease

Even if I am filled with disease, will you please still touch me?

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Please, Lord: Even if I am filled with disease, will you please still touch me? I will touch you until you are healed disease cannot repel me I have frenzied love for you © Meisaan Chan

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On disease

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Disease cannot repel the Lord; in fact, that is the invitation © Meisaan Chan

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You can be naked here.

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

You can be naked here. You can be you, unadulterated, beauty and disease, all. You can be naked here. © Meisaan Chan

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Beyond stereotypes

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Compassion is not about being nice; compassion is about self-control and using fire to cleanse, not to destroy © Meisaan Chan

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Tend to the health of your roots

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

for no matter what you build they cover all © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Limits

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes the walls are far on the horizon and I run and dance and work late into the night; sometimes the walls pull in and I cannot do what I did before: slow, pained movements; sometimes the walls pull in … Continue reading →

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It takes a lot of energy to tell God “no”

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

It takes a lot of energy to tell God “no” to close the flood gates on the tsunami of goodness   It takes a lot of energy to tell God “yes” to break from the paths of ancient disease   … Continue reading →

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Put away the guns

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

Put away the guns Put away the carnage in your heart Put away the just war for they are not your shields but blankets of disease; fold them in half, then in half, then half again and give them to … Continue reading →

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