January 4, 2015

EPIPHANY

There’s more to life than what meets the eye.

Light shines on lures – and like fish we bite.

We’re hooked, caught, reeled in. We die.

We are mesmerized by the diamond necklass

and the latest outfit or whatever is alluring.
We're at a coffee break or a party and we overhear
or pick up comments – like hors d’ oeuvres –

and suck the meat out of every word – hoping

that we might be in on what's really happening.

We are star struck – wishing we could catch their
fame or their secrets of success and we pray if only 
we could dance with the stars. We’re mesmerized

when driving past the mansion of the glitterati.
Sometimes we gasp and grasp at straw and
discover we have grabbed the Christ. Epiphany!

We forget the Christmas story that the kings

were searching for the baby who could become

the real king of our lives – born in a stinky stable –

between ox and ass – a baby who can crawl into 
our lives – and into his and we can become 
one with him in our center - and both us grow

in wisdom, age and grace. Amen.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2015.