June 18, 2015

AN ITCH

An itch gets us to scratch our back, 
to move and maneuver our hand - 
to use our finger tips to  bring relief - 
to twist and turn to ease discomfort ....

An itch on the skin of our soul gets 

us to ask, to dig, to move towards

anywhere someone points us towards 
so that we find a possible solution....

An itch triggers more -  to take a risk,

to try something new, and then relax

with an answer or an insight in hand.

An itch - every itch - especially the inner
ones - get us to realize we're closer
to answers at times - but then again
an uneasiness appears with the next 
itch -  till finally - well sometimes - 

as Augustine discovered, the Itch

is called the Son - who brings us

to the Father. Scratch, scratch!

The More is there. The More is near. 
The More is here - and then comes 
a new Itch. God is always beyond 
the next tap on our shoulder, the 
next scratch on our back. Itch. Itch.

© Andy Costello, Reflections, 2015