April 1, 2017


Happy April Fool's Day

SOMETIMES  A  FOOL

Sometimes it’s smart to be a fool!

To be a kid once again -

to get down on the ground and

play a game and forget about

all the big serious stuff of life.

To pretend that we don’t know -

only to discover we actually

don’t know - and we learn

something new in the pretending.

To imitate Christ by letting it all go -

power - privacy -  time - love - only

to be laughed at - and crucified on

some bloody Bad Friday afternoon.*

Sometimes it’s smart to be a fool!

© Andy Costello, Reflections  2017
* Cf. 1 Corinthians 4: 10