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Tag Archives: justice
Why Jesus was male – or – the female equivalent
He said, “This is my body, take and eat.”She would have said, “This is my breast, take and suck” –too powerful, too radical, too mind-blowing:The one they would accept had to be tamer © Meisaan Chan
Posted in meditation, Poetry, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged Catholicism, Christianity, equity and inclusion, feminism, justice
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God and the institution
She closes countless doorsbut I open stained-glass windows © Meisaan Chan
Posted in meditation, Poetry, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged Catholicism, Christianity, justice, social justice, spirit, trans spirituality
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Parable of the woman who believed all was One
There once was a woman who believed that everything was One and so she stopped caring about suffering or injustice or the desecration of the earth. Instead, she sat on her meditation cushion and listened to the screams coming in … Continue reading
Posted in Parable, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged anger, hypocrites, injustice, justice, social justice, suffering
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Toxic masculinity will recede
Toxic masculinity will recede when men make love to me and learn the truth of power © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged healing, healthy masculinity, justice, life, masculinity, submission, Toxic masculinity, wholeness
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Dual vision
If you spend all your time focused on unity you will never see the reality of division; if you spend all your time focused on division you will never see the reality of unity © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged division, healing, justice, paradox, social justice, unity
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The quickest way to exhaustion
The quickest way to exhaustion is to fight for justice alone © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged balance, community, compassion, equanimity, exhaustion, justice, strength, weakness
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Credo
I believe in jesus who prioritized wholeness and healing of skin and mind and womb over political institutions and the institution of the tabernacle; I believe in the man who came to preach the way of death as the way … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged death, follower, healing, Jesus, justice, life
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In the face of injustice
Get creative: Resistance can take infinite forms © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged compassion, creativity, eternity, infinity, justice, life, resistance
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Standing up for what is right
Standing up for what is right can be one of the hardest things to do, except for sitting down and letting injustice prevail; to live with yourself, that can be harder © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged courage, fear, honor, justice, standing up
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The unseen moment
There is a surprisingly thin line between the fight for justice and the fight for vengeance and how often this line is crossed © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged discernment, fury, humility, justice, line, vengeance
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Curving toward the center 