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Tag Archives: imperfection
The prayer of thwarted desires
Interrupted monastery night:First, teens on street wake me up three timesbut worse, my bed,poor and neglected – good for monks but not for funky backsI move to couch, not great but better, at least so I could complete the night.Ah, … Continue reading
Posted in meditation, Poetry, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged brokenness, holiness, imperfection, meditation, retreat, silence
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Stumbling around in the dark
The benefit to blindness is that all other senses are finally awake © Meisaan Chan
Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged acceptance, blindness, contemplation, courage, faith, imperfection, meditation, trust
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Who said you must have clarity? asks the Lord
Who said you must have clarity? asks the Lord I welcome all those who wander their way home © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged blindness, clarity, help, help me, imperfection, journey, messiness, path, stumbling
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Stumbling words
Sometimes, like now, my words stumble – alleluia, may they stumble into your arms © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged fall, help, help me, imperfection, perfection, stumble
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Flower bouquet, I
At first, I am overwhelmed by beauty I am blinded slowly, though, my eyes adjust and I start to see the subtle illness the subtle death the subtle imperfection and all of this gives me pause for praise, comfort, and … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged beauty, Buddhism, Buddhist, Click save draft, death, emptiness, flowers, illness, imperfection, impermanence
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Expectations
Lowering your expectations can be healthy for all; lowering them too far can be unhealthy for all © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged expectations, healing, healthy, imperfection, perfection, unhealthy, wound
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Resting in imperfection – a note from Meisaan
Friends, For those of you who have been following along for a couple years, you might notice that over the next weeks, some poems will be repeating. This was due to an error that I made when scheduling these posts. … Continue reading
Even if I am filled with disease, will you please still touch me?
Please, Lord: Even if I am filled with disease, will you please still touch me? I will touch you until you are healed disease cannot repel me I have frenzied love for you © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged disease, healing, imperfection, journey, touch, touching, transcendence, transformation, union, unity
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Considering who’s in charge
If God does not expect perfection in humans why would God expect perfection from religion? © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Christianity, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged belief, imperfection, institutionalized religion, perfection
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Curving toward the center 