Tag Archives: unknown

Praising at the edge, II

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

The drop off is behind youand to both sidesPraise, now, praiseand when the drop off is also before youPraise, now, praiseand when you cannot take a stepPraise, now, praiseand when you cannot breathePraise, now, praiseand in your dissolutionPraise, now, praise … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged Alcoholism, anxiety, empowerment, help, help me, miracle, praise, PTSD, recovery, risk, transcendence, unknown | Leave a comment

When I am known and unknown

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes I see what I am to become:New flesh, reborn –Sometimes all is dark, wrapped tight:The chrysalis tightly closed © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged Self growth, self-discovery, Self-healing, transformation, unknown | Leave a comment

The twisting path: When there is no precedent

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

O, how the path twists!Have confidence not in what has gone before;have confidence, instead, in me © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged adventure, coronavirus, journey, trust, unknown, Unprecedented | Leave a comment

Refusing to be stopped

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

“It’s so dark, I say to God.“Leading is my specialty,” God says to me © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged darkness, followership, following, help, help me, leadership, surrender, trust, unknown | Leave a comment

In the unknown

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

You need obedience more than you need a plan, says the Lord;one can accept the unknownthe other not © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged chaos, coronavirus, help, help me, obedience, unknown | Leave a comment

Wisdom of baby birds

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Baby birds blindmouths gaping opentrusting the source © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged bird, Birds, coronavirus, earth wisdom, help, help me, need, openness, spring, unknown, wisdom | Leave a comment

Comforting blindness

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

You are not supposed to see in the Deepif you can, you are not deep enough © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged blindness, comfort, coronavirus, deep, help, help me, unknown | Leave a comment

Spiritual Paradox

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged mystery, paradox, union, unknown | Leave a comment

The spirituality of writing

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Write into the unknown, my dear, says the Lord; Write until you find the texture of my faceless face Write until you come to the density of my source Write until we are © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged union, unknown, writing | Leave a comment

The foundation of the foundation

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

The most important thing is deciding where you will place your trust: The next most important thing is the trusting © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged darkness, foundation, rock, trust, unknown | Leave a comment