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The clarity of nothing

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Who we expect God to be and where we expect God to show up – it all places limits on our vision © Meisaan Chan

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Giving

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Give me joy and I will nurture it to deeper joy; give me suffering and I will turn it to new life; give me all who you are, even shame, that heaviest burden; and when you have nothing left to … Continue reading →

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The Carver

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  Carve out a little space, O God and then, when nestled, carve the walls yet further still until the shavings curl away in thick cloud-piles, until the walls are thin, then holed, then open, until you carve the nothingness: … Continue reading →

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Nothing really moves at all

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  Nothing really moves at all the rushing waves are but pushed     © Meisaan Chan

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God so loved

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  God so loved and loved and loved that there was no room for anything else; not even nothing could stay     © Meisaan Chan

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Carve me out, O Lord

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  Carve me out, O Lord whittle away what does not belong until I am nothing but a curved dome of sky     © Meisaan Chan

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