Tag Archives: rage

The power of humility’s absence

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Forgiving while still carrying self-righteous indignation is not forgiveness and nor will you heal © Meisaan Chan

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Litmus test I

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Lack of compassion is a sign of a wound © Meisaan Chan

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A tip for the journey

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

You can travel farther and with less fatigue if you let go of anger © Meisaan Chan

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The anxiety prayer

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

O Lord of my anxiety dip your hand right into me and pull out inflammation, rage every insecurity © Meisaan Chan

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Jesus’ fury – or – Proof of Biblical censorship

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Jesus gets mad once – only once! – as if anger is a flaw on the surface of the great, placid ocean but if you were to ask a fisherman if a storm rages over the sea only once in … Continue reading →

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I do not like the name of Jesus

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

I. I do not like the name of Jesus the banner of closed-hearted fear-filled, gay-bashing, homogenizing, culture-killing small-minded, Koran-burning earth-raping, white privileged politicianed, women-hating superficial, two-faced, cold-stoned materialistic, chauvinistic power-hungry, blind-eyed, out-of-sync, double-standard who-has-the-holiest-asshole – II. Jesus says: please don’t judge me … Continue reading →

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Wrestle with me, says the Lord

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Wrestle with me, says the Lord come into the ring show me your best moves take it out on me © Meisaan Chan

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Those you find hardest to love

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Those you find hardest to love are your spiritual teachers; seek them out: die with compassion © Meisaan Chan

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Give it all to me

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  Give it all to me your endless rage seas of weeping and sweeping fear; I did not build the heart to be a prison for your blind and lame and diseased but a chamber to be emptied out and … Continue reading →

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Strength

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

  You could respond with cynicism rage loathing disgust  or fear but ultimately compassion is the strongest     © Meisaan Chan

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