Tag Archives: forgiveness

You are the perpetual gatekeeper

Give mercy as you have received mercyGive forgiveness as you have received forgivenessGive suppleness as you have received suppleness:It is a choice to continue the cycle or to slam it to a haltand you are the perpetual gatekeeper © Meisaan … Continue reading

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Tree spirituality: fighting with sisters

Even in full sunlight, a tree’s leaves are still in shade,each leaf casting shadow over its sister leaf’s light;even when attached to the same branch, they get in each other’s way –They could start fightingor they could see that they … Continue reading

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Because we hold on

Forgivenessis a releasing © Meisaan Chan

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Healthy soil holds death

Healthy soil holds deathit won’t be healthy until it does © Meisaan Chan

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When loved ones disappoint

When loved ones disappoint remind me that love doesn’t keep score © Meisaan Chan

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When following the leader

Gentle, gentle am I with you, says the Lord; gentle, gentle are you with you © Meisaan Chan

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The turning is prayer

The turning is prayer The re-turning is prayer © Meisaan Chan

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The wound

Learning to trust again filling eternal hole with eternal sustenance human desire, divine task © Meisaan Chan

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The power of humility’s absence

Forgiving while still carrying self-righteous indignation is not forgiveness and nor will you heal © Meisaan Chan

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Seventy times seven times

Because he knew that forgiveness can flit away and needs to be anchored and re-anchored and re-anchored © Meisaan Chan

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