Antje Elisa Carrel1 déc. 2018Patience mingled with hopeA staggering hope like a flame, grasping for oxygen, in need of compassion and protection lying beyond herself in the hearts of those who...
Antje Elisa Carrel29 nov. 2018 The crucible of divine loveSqueaking floors and fuming minds Bookcases lining the walls all around the smell of old books and Augustine’s voice “for the Father will...
Antje Elisa Carrel28 nov. 2018I am the ChurchI am because you are The opposite of self-made Every part of me is because of them Created to exist in community Shaped by every...
Antje Elisa Carrel27 nov. 2018The soul’s necessityCarved in the very depths of humanity one finds a desire for sublimity and eternity so to partake in a supernatural reality through whom...
Antje Elisa Carrel26 nov. 2018Daily lifeDaring to be simple on a daily basis Although meaningful in one’s enterprise Investing one’s time in what matters Living justly, showing...
Antje Elisa Carrel25 nov. 2018Désirer le royaume"Si tu veux construire un bateau, ne rassemble pas tes hommes et femmes pour leur donner des ordres, pour expliquer chaque détail, pour...
Antje Elisa Carrel25 nov. 2018Echoes in the ashesSparks lightening the obscurity as the wind whispers in the fire The smoke slowly drifts away and curls around the forest edge Large logs...
Antje Elisa Carrel23 nov. 2018New lifeNew life; amazement fills the room, wonder read on all the faces, deep thankfulness irradiates the place The son who was lost was...
Antje Elisa Carrel22 nov. 2018Let me be grateful, even when it is painfulThe smell of crispy apples baking in the oven The sound of a boy practising his violin scales The sight of Canadian geese in a v in the...
Antje Elisa Carrel21 nov. 2018The mystery of LightLights all around Brightening up the streets Whether cars, lamp stands, the tube or winter wonderland in Hyde Park Lights all around...
Antje Elisa Carrel20 nov. 2018AnxietyTo my dear friends who journey with anxiety – November 2017 Unsettled, I feel. Un-grounded. Unsure, Life: a whirlwind. Change, change, so...
Antje Elisa Carrel19 nov. 2018Who are we? What are we here for?Knitted in a womb with intricacies beyond reason Loved and known before seeing the light of day Adopted by the one who created and is the...
Antje Elisa Carrel18 nov. 2018Une feuille comme une vieAlors que les jours découlent, Et que l’obscurité se fait de plus en plus oppressante, Alors que la douceur de l’été indien Semble de...
Antje Elisa Carrel17 nov. 2018Patiently yearnAll the prayers and all the false hopes All the expectations and all the answers All the loving darts and all the footnotes propelled...
Antje Elisa Carrel16 nov. 2018Manasseh A jar with a familiar chequered lid has sat on the desk to become a bid How long will it remain untouched? How long will it remain...
Antje Elisa Carrel16 nov. 2018Ayes against educational privilegesLeaving the debating chambers through the right-hand side of the door they voted against the entrenched and prolonged inequalities...
Antje Elisa Carrel15 nov. 2018Fear of loss As I sat in the coral armchair, two or possibly three tissues in my right hand, These three words resonated in my head: fear of loss,...
Antje Elisa Carrel13 nov. 2018Confronted for my lack of confrontationConfronted for my lack of confrontation Not only was I faced with the very action avoided But also with the blatant artistry of my...
Antje Elisa Carrel12 nov. 2018De génération en générationMarilynne m’a dit que d’espérer n’est qu’au fond rien d’autre que de projeter son amour en avant Bernard m’a enseigné que d’aimer n’est...
Antje Elisa Carrel11 nov. 2018Remembering Silence followed, as people closed their eyes the sound of a military trumpet behind their ears solemnity spread rapidly among their...