VOW OF OBEDIENCE
Years ago I took a vow of obedience.
It was August 2, 1960 to be exact.
I didn’t know what I was getting into,
but it was part of the package.
Oh they gave hints: to serve where
the community wanted me to go….
I was hoping for and planning on being
stationed in Campo Grande, Brazil.
Instead, I ended up on the Lower East
Side of Mahattan - in the East Village.
In time I learned it simply meant to listen
to God and others
in the here and now.
And let me tell you loud and clear:
God and others are in the here and now.
© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018
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