July 21, 2017

COUNTERBALANCED 

She was 55 when she figured out

what she was about in life. It was

to counterbalance conversations

and friendships and classrooms

and family and both her marriages.

The first one didn’t work. Sorry.

"If" was the center of the seesaw.

If you said so and so was a loser,

she would counter with a comment

about her strengths. If you were

needing money, out came her wallet.

If you were lost, she would find you.

If you don’t know what to do with

your life - think about being a

counterbalance - offsetting - what is

wrong with what is right - being

present when love is absent - being

an ear when nobody is listening.

© Andy Costello, Reflections  2017

WAR  OF  1812! 

DOES  SEEING

THE  BIG  PICTURE 

EVER  STOP 

  A  WAR? 

July 20, 2017

THANK YOU

“Thank you”:

two short words

that try to sum up -
but they really can't -

the wide width,

the high height,

the deep depth,

of the feelings of gratitude

and generosity

that grow and groan -

and sometimes emerge up

and out of the human heart,

but like Christ

in the garden,

Christ on the Cross,

Christ in the Bread,

if we’re open today,

he’ll bring us communion,

Holy Communion

with each other -
this day and any day we choose.

Amen. 

© Andy Costello, Reflections  2017

SING 
TO  US 
YOUR  SONGS! 

RAVEL'S  BOLERO

Watch all three
of these short videos
and then
go out
and buy yourself
a drum....

July 19, 2017

“I’M  FINISHED.” 

Jesus sort of said that while nailed to a

cross. Dried blood on his head - dried

armpits. It was his last day on earth.

“I’m finished!”

Listening to myself and others in our

late 70’s, we too sometimes say we’re

tempted to scream those same sentiments:

“I’m finished!”

But resurrection and unfinished business

pushes us to want those nails removed, so we

can come down from that cross as we scream,

“I’m still not finished.”

© Andy Costello, Reflections  2017

CELTIC 

WOMEN