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Tag Archives: sleep
Night murmurs
Hush, hush, murmurs the Lord as she strokes me in the night I am all things for you: everything you need is everything I give, and more © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged Christmas, comfort, help, help me, love, sleep, sleeping, tenderness, vulnerability
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After a good night’s sleep
Thank you, God, for sleep, for the riches you just gave me; may I disperse your gold well today and return tonight, spent and joyful-trusting © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged gold, intimacy, praise, rest, riches, sleep
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After putting it in the hands of the Lord
Long and languid sleep, undefiled by worry – now is the time to sink in deep: everything’s fine everything’s fine © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged grounding, peace, release, relinquishment, sleep
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The insomnia prayer
God of counted minutes circle me back home to you © Meisaan Chan
Direct connection
You cannot acknowledge the mind-body-spirit connection and not acknowledge the importance of sleep © Meisaan Chan
Posted in recovery, writing
Tagged body, connection, meditation, mind, rest, sleep, spirit
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The Fatigue Prayer
Tiredness crawls beneath my eyelids tightens my jaw: O Lord, be with me now © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged fatigue, prayer, presence, silence, sleep, tiredness
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Getting out of the rut
I will give you times for rest, says the Lord but how you often pass over my gift for the rut © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged busyness, chaos, gift, meditation, rest, rut, sleep
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I wake up in the night and you lull me back to sleep
I wake up in the night and you lull me back to sleep your tender touch upon my furrowed heart soothing, soothing, soothing © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged heart, insomnia, night, sleep, soothing, tenderness, touch, writing
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The morning after
After a sleepless night of breathing and thinking and fearing and wandering I stumble through this day-too-bright; be vigilant, O Lord, and stand watch over me for I cannot; I am dazed; I cannot © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged guard, guardian, insomnia, refuge, safety, sleep, sleeplessness, vigilant
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Weariness
Rest, says the Lord for your weariness needs succulence: here I am for you © Meisaan Chan