June  8,  2020

20  BEATITUDES  FOR  2020

Blessed are the George Floyd’s

whose horrible  deaths proclaim

to us that all life matters.

Blessed are the protestors who

are proclaiming that black lives matter.

Blessed are the sign makers.

May they come up with messages

that both move and challenge us. 

Blessed are those who wear masks

and give each other at least 6 feet,

so as to keep this virus at a distance.

Blessed are the medical professionals,

nurses, doctors, EMT, etc. who are

caring for our sick and those infected

with the coronavirus.

Blessed are those who say,

“Thank you” on a regular basis.

Blessed are those who think outside the box.

Blessed are those are humble enough 

to know they don't know it all.

Blessed are the researchers

who are searching for countless hours

and in countless ways for a vaccine to heal us.

Blessed are those who have reached out

to help those who lost loved ones who need

our presence, our care, our concern, our prayers

as they deal with the death of their loved ones

without benefit of religious and human ceremonies.

Blessed are those who vote with social justice in mind.

Blessed are those who are giving food

to the hungry and cold water to the thirsty.

Blessed are those who do not lie.

Blessed are those who can take a knee in prayer 

and in humble support of the others. 

Blessed are the police and firefighters

and the many others who do all kinds

of services to all those who protect our communities.

Blessed are our freedoms – especially of the press –

the ability to vote in person or through the mail.

Blessed is the loot that reminds looters

to pay back for what they have taken wrongly.

Blessed are those who hesitate and listen

when they are hearing new and different ways

when inside and outside of the box.

Blessed are those who know that those who try

make mistakes - but that they are humble enough 

to acknowledge their mistakes and mis-takes and 

ask for forgiveness so they can keep on trying. 

Blessed are those who call for bridges

instead of walls.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2020