CAVE IN 

In  1879 or 1880 a 12 year old girl

brought her dad down into some prehistoric

caves in Spain - where there were

ancient drawings and paintings.

In 1940, four teenagers discovered

the ancient caves at Lascaux

in southwest France - which also had

pre-historic etchings and paintings.

In 1947, a Kid - a Bedouin shepherd boy

discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls

in a cave while looking for his  lost sheep.

Jesus said, “Unless you be like

little children, you will not discover

the kingdom of God.”

Jesus - carpenter and inner voice,

bring me down deep into my inner room -

better to go down deeper into my inner caves.

Together let us discover the images

and the handwriting on my walls.

What will we discover  there?

What are my secret secrets?

What are my Dead Sea Scrolls?

What are my paintings and pictures?

What are our deepest desires:

Envy, anger, lust? Or are the deepest

three: love, envy, comparisons?

Or is it the refusal to go within?

Or will I discover Risen Lord down there?

Is that the place you descended into

after your death to bring all of

us into resurrection and new life?

© Andy Costello, Reflections, 2012

Picture on top: Cave drawing in Lascaux, France