Tag Archives: help me

After the dolphins, during the sunpour

Well, this moment is ridiculously beautiful, I say to GodRemember this in ridiculous pain, God says to meTouch eternal truth © Meisaan Chan

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Safety reminder: Power, age, and position

Age and position do not confer wisdom.Power does not confer right view or right action.You will unnecessarily suffer if you expect these things.What is supposed to happen often does not.Ignorance takes many forms.Weakness takes many forms.Everyone has their shadow:Even themEven … Continue reading

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The sanctuary of peace

In your danger, I create for you a place of safetythat no one and nothing can touchI create for you a place of sacred for your soul to rest, to heal, to be mended –though the bombs fall all around … Continue reading

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I love all of you

I love you in your body, says the Lordfor you are not only spiritand I love all of you © Meisaan Chan

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Anguished heart

Wave after wave white-crashessuch energy released!A mirror onto my anguished heart;the ocean knows my plightthe gathering water, the energy before the releaseand then, finally – © Meisaan Chan

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Confused surrender

There is the surrender of warand the surrender of love, says the Lordand so often this is confused © Meisaan Chan

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The rescue: After the end of the world

INothing should movebut the world moves against the rules –are we not even to abide by the end of the world? My heart has seized with griefshould not, also, earth’s farthest atom?What now, dear feet – where are you to … Continue reading

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Mutuality

You rescued, just as you promisedfor I called out your name, just as I promised © Meisaan Chan

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What is harder than taking it up

I asked you to take it up and you did, says the Lord;now I am asking you something even harder:I am asking you to put it down © Meisaan Chan

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Sometimes you have to start over, and agonizingly so

Sometimes you have to start over, and agonizingly so;just as the trees every year lose the crown of their gloryand the days lose their strength,just as the seed loses its protectionand the cougar loses its territoryand birds lose their flight … Continue reading

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