Tag Archives: presence

The calling to deepen: Recognizing your presence

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes the world pulls me out sometimes I pull me out sometimes my fear pulls me out – it is a miracle that any progress is made at all! And this, once accepted, leads to clarity: Recognizing your presence at … Continue reading →

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged concentration, contemplation, deepening, distraction, fear, focus, meditation, presence | Leave a comment

The moment God touches the soul

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

You surge into me, God – ah! All is well! All is well! © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged body-holiness, ecstasy, presence, union, unity | Leave a comment

Focus

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Only my voice, says the Lord only my opinion only my dreams only my approval only my path: For where I most deeply am there you most deeply are © Meisaan Chan

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Touching proof

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

I make things beautiful, says the Lord; from the morass, music from the chaos, light – look for the beauty, my delicate fingerprint, proof that yes, yes: I have touched © Meisaan Chan

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Definitions, again

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

What you choose to fight for defines you what you choose to ignore defines you © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged acceptance, battle, fight, ignore, mission, presence, vision | Leave a comment

The cycle

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

May I receive you and give you, and then, empty, return to receive you and give you: That is all © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged cycle, emptiness, give, healing, openness, presence, receive | Leave a comment

Loss

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

With God, loss is never the end and might not be a loss © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged fulfillment, help me, loss, presence, promise | Leave a comment

Missing you

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged absence, agony, comfort, help, help me, loss, presence | Leave a comment

I alone am the doorway to me

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

There are so many voices and each of them will lead you astray from the center of my heart; Some will lead you close some will lead you far away some will take you to the fringes some will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged adventure, blindness, core, doorway, following, heart, journey, path, presence, trust, voice | Leave a comment

Just to be with you

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes I need to risk to be with you sometimes I need to lose to be with you sometimes I need to die to be with you and all is well all is well all is well just to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged abandonment, adventure, courage, death, life, loss, Norwich, path, presence, price, resurrection, risk | Leave a comment