Anxious silence that ravages the death,Of One innocent soul.Lost in the pain of separation,A body bends and breaks.From shattered innocence emerges suffering,On the One who learned the meaning of humanity.To live in anguish and torment through time,Understanding what curses the human soul.Such tortured souls these mortals are,That Divinity must suffer too!Twisted are the sons and … Continue reading Foolish Wisdom
Dreams of You
I saw you in a dream again. A facsimile of a life lived, disconnected from memory and substance. I miss the person I knew, whose existence brought real and tangible moments. Instead, I only have my dreams of you. But such dreams are a cruel kind of torture. I welcome these dreams, if only to … Continue reading Dreams of You
In the Shadow of the Possible: Reconstructing the Journey Between Bethlehem and Golgotha
The significance of the birth of Jesus logically rests upon Calvary. This is not just the logic of faith. It builds from the logic of human lived experience. Is it not in the face of death that we tend to contemplate the value of the life that was lived and thereby ascribe new meaning to … Continue reading In the Shadow of the Possible: Reconstructing the Journey Between Bethlehem and Golgotha
All COVID Souls
Who mourns the dead? They’re numbers on a screen. The dead no longer have the dignity of being dead. “It’s no worse than the flu” they say. “The death count is inflated” they say. “99 percent of cases are totally harmless” they say. Will skeptics mourn the dead? Dismissed, doubted, denied. These dead don’t fit … Continue reading All COVID Souls
Lessons from Death: An Exploration of the Legacy of Eudel Marcelin
By dying first, Eudel has become the father and I the son. As the son, I must now learn from him instead of him learning from me. And the lesson must be learned! Rev. Livingstone David Marcelin, Eudel's father Eudel Sheban Vadim Marcelin was born on November 2, 2018. Three and half months later, on … Continue reading Lessons from Death: An Exploration of the Legacy of Eudel Marcelin