Tag Archives: follower

Not necessarily the same

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

There is the master you profess and then the master you follow © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Food addiction, meditation, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing | Tagged follower, hypocrites, loyalty, master, obedience, union | Leave a comment

The authority

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

So much of the burden lies in which voice to listen to © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Food addiction, meditation, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged authority, discernment, faith, follower, leader, obedience, trust | Leave a comment

The following leader

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Even when you lead, follow, says the Lord; especially when you lead, follow © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged Click save draft, follower, followship, humility, leadership, path, surrender, trust | Leave a comment

Don’t worry about it, says the Lord

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Don’t worry about it, says the Lord everything within you says “grasp” everything I say to you says “release”: To whom do you listen? To whom do you turn? © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged anxiety, comfort, follow, follower, listen, surrender, trust | Leave a comment

Credo

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

I believe in jesus who prioritized wholeness and healing of skin and mind and womb over political institutions and the institution of the tabernacle; I believe in the man who came to preach the way of death as the way … Continue reading →

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Rejecting them all

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

All the possible alternatives to your plan – I want none of them! Dust and refuse! © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search | Tagged adventure, diligence, focus, follower, following, journey, leader, poverty | Leave a comment

Remembering the context

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

“Make a tunnel through the mountain of hardship and pain,” God says. “That is hard to do,” I say. “There are people who will follow you,” God says. © Meisaan Chan

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The follower

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

I do not need to see your face; just to know that I am with you the desert shrinks the desert shrinks © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

Posted in Photo poem, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry | Tagged adventure, companion, desert, follower, journey, path, unknown | Leave a comment

Spiritual leaders, II

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Stop expecting someone to walk your path for you! No one will cart you to the finish line: there is no cart there is no finish line there is only your feet and the intensity of your fire © Meisaan … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged addiction, adventure, autonomy, Buddhism, follower, helplessness, journey, ownership, power, powerlessness, responsibility, spiritual leaders | Leave a comment

The reminder

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry | Tagged adventure, follow, follower, hardship, journey, trust | Leave a comment