Tag Archives: help

Ritual

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Ritual can be a shelter for safety or a well-trod path home or a deep, deep hole © Meisaan Chan

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One of the biggest decisions to make

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

One of the biggest decisions to make is where to turn for help © Meisaan Chan

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A tornado prayer

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

When tornadoes strike be my comfort when panic comes be my calm when confusion swirls place me in your earthen safety O Lord, O Lord, O Lord © Meisaan Chan  

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To my friend

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

I want to help you but you walk away I call you but you don’t respond I run to rescue you and you drop into waters with a weight around your feet – come back, dear one, come back – … Continue reading →

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Desolate home

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Outer barrenness matches inner barrenness © Meisaan Chan     (Photo credit: National Geographic)  

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The companion

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

You fall down and I pick you up, you thirst and I pour water in your cup; yes, it is your path and toil but the path is not to be traversed alone and so I journey with you © … Continue reading →

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The waves crash over my head

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

  The waves crash over my head and your lights are so distant, so small: be bigger than this, O God, my rescue for your name is my last breath     © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Sometimes there is no easy out

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes there is no easy out but still, there is an out © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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To the lost

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

You are not lost you are in the womb © Meisaan Chan

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The rescue

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Drowning in self-doubt I cry out, frigid waters splash: you jumping in © Meisaan Chan

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