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Tag Archives: union
If heaven is indeed the destination, then I do not want it
If heaven is indeed the destination, then I do not want it: I do not want a golden room with a little bed and a little hand towel – I did not come all this way for that – I want … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged adventure, approach, destination, heaven, intimacy, journey, union, writing
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Filling the space
Gold-gleaming church, silent and empty, rays of light making love to stained glass, ecstasy filling the space to overflowing © Meisaan Chan
Nocturne
Crickets lulling me to sleep A congregation of stars above my ceiling My hair, damp, twisted with moonlight: Love surrounds and surrounds and surrounds and when I least expect, penetrates © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry
Tagged earth, eternity, heavens, infinity, intimacy, love, penetration, stars, union
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One path of the feminine
allows God to pursue and then to woo and then she deliberates and weighs, and ponders, and tests and then she decides upon the yes and the yes and the yes and the yes, opening the gates of her garden; … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged delight, discernment, garden, intimacy, union, vulnerability
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Removing the clothes
If you enjoy your control when you pray it is time to disrobe and pray some more © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged control, courage, fear, intimacy, pray, prayer, union, vulnerability
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Love-making
Eager winds throw eager waves upon the pier in a fan of crashing water rough and wild and joyous © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)
You spend a lot of energy trying to leave, God says
“You spend a lot of energy trying to leave,” God says. “As much as I want to, I can’t say,” I say. “It’s not right. But neither is leaving.” “Such a conflicted heart!” God says gently. “What’s the way out?” … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged discernment, fear, isolation, leaving, religion, union
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Do not assume you know what infinity is
Do not assume you know what infinity is – Step into it! Ingest it! Turn into fire! © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged blaze, consuming, eternity, fire, God, infinity, union
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It depends on what you want
When you fully submit then you can be fully led © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged following, learning, student, submission, surrender, trust, union, yielding
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Retreat room
The world rushes by and burdens crush but here in this sacred space the soul in silence: merge © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged contemplation, meditation, merging, retreat, silence, soul, union
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Curving toward the center 