Tag Archives: mercy

You are the perpetual gatekeeper

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Give mercy as you have received mercyGive forgiveness as you have received forgivenessGive suppleness as you have received suppleness:It is a choice to continue the cycle or to slam it to a haltand you are the perpetual gatekeeper © Meisaan … Continue reading →

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Compassion withers when it is retained

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Compassion withers when it is retained and flowers when passed along – and for those who do not deserve it, compassion bursts into a million blooms © Meisaan Chan

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The promise

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

There is always more compassion, says the Lord: When the well dries up dig deeper © Meisaan Chan

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Compassion is a muscle

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Compassion is a muscle: the more you use it the stronger it gets the less you use it the more it atrophies © Meisaan Chan

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The return

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Coming back to me requires no distance to cross only the turning © Meisaan Chan

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In order for me to love you – or – Passing it on

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

God does not demand that we understand all of God’s divinity before opening the doors of love; so, too, I do not demand that you understand all of me © Meisaan Chan

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