Tag Archives: prayer

Five healing words: another mantra

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Tenderness suppleness beauty trust release   © Meisaan Chan

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Prayer, again

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Silence does not lead to prayer desire leads to prayer © Meisaan Chan

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Prayer of release

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

I do not need more control you have given me enough, and for that which I cannot control another prayer rises as I let go of what does not belong to me © Meisaan Chan

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In the midst of busyness

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Tiny time for prayer is not insignificant – dense anchor © Meisaan Chan

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Giving credit where credit is due

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

O Spirit, you are my passion with you, I am a raging fire giving comfort, warmth, and life – without you: ash © 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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A bathtub prayer

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

As I ease into the water, soak into me, relieve my tension-holding; let it ebb out so I can hear your voice so I can hear mine so I can breathe in silence, holding onto nothing © Meisaan Chan

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As you struggle against it

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

As you struggle against it ask what part of you really wants to give in; unrest comes in fragmentation © Meisaan Chan  

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A tiny rip in the universe

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

I missed my prayer time because I slept instead. Sleep can be a prayer but today I simply didn’t want to go to work, and my spirit of “not going” spread: I didn’t go didn’t show up   © Meisaan Chan … Continue reading →

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Prayer room

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  Return to me, whispers the prayer room; may the fragrance of our prayers mingle, intertwined, yours and mine drifting blessedly upward       © Meisaan Chan

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