Tag Archives: hope

Sometimes life doesn’t unfold according to plan

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes life doesn’t unfold according to plan as if it were one big origami crane slowly unwrapping, wanting to fly away from itself; in times like these, protect me from self-loathing, where I could so easily crumple it all up … Continue reading →

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Following the leader

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

If God has not lost hope then neither will I © Meisaan Chan

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The unfeared descent

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

The sun knows its slow descent but note how it does not just go out: at its lowest point, it unfurls its majesty, its moment of greatest open giving © Meisaan Chan  

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One little light

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

One little light cannot fight the dark; that is why God did not give one little light © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Two indications

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

If I never challenge then it isn’t me if I never comfort then it isn’t me © Meisaan Chan

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You can line up your prayers, one by one

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

You can line up your prayers, one by one or unfurl your prayers like smoke, effusive: Take comfort: I receive them all, even those that have no light © Meisaan Chan   (Photo credit: National Geographic)  

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Do not despair

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Do not despair, says the Lord I am not finished yet © Meisaan Chan

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When it is me against the raging world

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

When it is me against the raging world remind me: Little one, put down your sword for the battle’s been fought and already won head upon lap: peace: slumber © Meisaan Chan

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When things go wrong

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  When things go wrong keep looking for me, hard at work; keep seeking the curse that turns into blessing     © Meisaan Chan

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