July 7, 2017

INVITATIONS

Most invitations don’t come in the mail  -

e-mail or paper. RSVP.  A waitress

fills our half empty or half filled - glass

of water -  and we had that chance to

say, “Thank you” - but we missed the

opportunity - just as we did at the door

when someone held it open for us

coming into the restaurant. “Sorry!”

A child in a passing car waves to us

and we catch their eye which invites us

to smile and we wave back and our

face loosens up and we drop a hurt

we’ve been holding on to for weeks.

So too a candy dish just sitting there

at the front desk and we say, “Can I?”

and we hear, “That’s what they are

here for!” So we say, “Thank you.

Nice touch.” We’re back to driving

along and God whispers in our left ear

“How are you doing?” but our right ear

is listening to Bruce Springsteen and we

don’t hear the call to be filled  with grace

and bring Christ to our world this very day.

© Andy Costello, Reflections  2017