Tag Archives: emptiness

Trust me more, says the Lord

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Deepen into infinity – do you really think that you’ve arrived? © Meisaan Chan

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Parable of the woman and the pebble

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

The kingdom of God is like a woman who moved into a new house. She left the largest room empty except for a single pebble, and when she was ready, she swept the pebble away. © Meisaan Chan

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When the world stops spinning

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

When the world stops spinningand you and I meet at lastI, in deficit, without shoes and starvingYou, abundant:Finally, in stillness,I accept what you’ve been trying to give © Meisaan Chan

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How the Spirit settles, II

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Emptying yourself outis the greatest invitation for Spiritfor nothing takes more space than the self © Meisaan Chan

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Intentional foundation

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Vulnerability first comes in the decision to be vulnerable © Meisaan Chan

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The nature of holes

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

The more the holes, the slower the pace because you have to walk around because you keep falling in © Meisaan Chan

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Vulnerability

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes being vulnerable allows for space © Meisaan Chan

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For some, that is all that fills them

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Words of God: Rich, dark soil Words of fear: Gravel filler © Meisaan Chan  

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Saturated with God

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

I enter this world empty-handed and empty-handed I leave it saturated with God © Meisaan Chan

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Non-self

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

I am not my race. I am not my income. I am not my education. I am not my culture. I am not my body. I am not my identity. © Meisaan Chan

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