October 1, 2017

TINKER  TAILOR 

SOLDIER  SAILOR

Does God tinker with our lives?
Does God tailor our lives - mending

rips and holes - if and when we pray?

Does God protect soldiers, sailors,

rich, poor, beggars, thieves - please

God  - answer me if and when we pray?

Does God spy? Tell me. Tell me.

Does God know? Tell me. Tell me.

Does God give advice. Tell me. Tell me.

© Andy Costello, Reflections  2017

September 30, 2017

ANOTHER

I like it when another is a solid

brown tree - or a sturdy chair.

Okay others are like waves 
that crash big on the beach 
and make a big splash and

you know they arrived. And 
others are like green grass 
that waves in the wind and

has great bendability. But -

in the long run - I still like 
those who have big solid 
presence like dark bark trees.

You?   Whom do you prefer?

© Andy Costello, Reflections  2017

September 29, 2017

WHICH WORKS BEST 

FOR YOU?

Do I give you a compliment or 

do I give you a criticism? 

Which works best for you? 

Hell, being burnt, feeling hurt or how about

heaven, with everything going smoothly? 

Which works best for you? 

Having a dream and all is right or 

a nightmare is pounding on your door? 

Which works best for you? 

Do you answer questions like these quickly 

or do you need time to go back and go figure? 

Which works best for you? 

You know what you're doing or you figure
out your motives long afterward you've done it.

Which works best for you?

© Andy Costello, Reflections  2017
Drawing on top:
Ben Wiseman, New York Times

DOES EVERYONE?

Does everyone have a movie,
that stays with them through the years,
and they love the reruns over and over again?

Does everyone have a Paris?
Or Rome or home or Nome, Alaska?
Does everyone need a Paris in their story?

Does everyone need a song
Or hum or musical piece 
playing in their ear, down through the years?

September 28, 2017

WHO  AM  I?

I know who I’m not,

more than who I am?

I am not my self-descriptions….

I am not your impressions of me ….
I am not my mistakes….

I’m this inner voice,

thinking, wondering,

laughing, loving,

watching this me,

praying, thanking You God 

for beginning me in You 

and then slowly learning, 

experiencing I’m in You

and Me in You the ocean
called forever.

© Andy Costello, Reflections  2017

 HOLY  COMMUNION

COMMUNION....
COMMUNICATION.... REALLY LISTENING....
CATCHING - REALLY CATCHING AND THEN
CHEWING ON EACH OTHER'S WORDS - 
COMFORTABLE AND UNCOMFORTABLE WORDS - NECESSARY HOPES - WE BETTER.

COMMUNION ....
COMING TOGETHER VS. COMING APART.
CHEWING ON OUR DAILY BREAD....
COST: DYING TO SELF - RISING FOR THE OTHERS - A DYING TO TOO MANY SELFIES.
COME ON - ENOUGH OF THE NON-SENSE.

 © Andy Costello,  Thoughts  2017

September 27, 2017

I  EXIST, THEREFORE  I  AM

This guy was taking a quiet walk

outside of God’s mansion - when

he decided to stop and take a break -

to just sit  down - lean  his back against

the outside wall of God’s mansion - 

to just look around and admire the miles

and miles of green valley that surrounded
him. Indeed this was heaven.

Surprise! Without knowing it, he was just

below this big room with the window open -

where God the Father, God the Son and God

the Holy Spirit were taking a break. They were

just talking together about this and that. "A 

funny one,” the Spirit said, “remember Sally of

Valley Drive. She was saying last night at a 

party with some friends, 'Oh, I don't believe

in God.'  She hasn’t said that or thought that in at least 11 years now. Wonder what’s going on?”

“Wait!  How do we ever get across to her

that We believe she exists, therefore she is?

How do we get that across to her?”

At that, God the Father, the Son and the

Holy Spirit, heard a loud, “Ahem!” from

outside, down below their open window.

All three - went to the window - and looking

down below - they saw this guy, just leaning

against the wall - but looking up at Them.

This guy - then repeated, "Ahem!" which

they thought was an, "Amen!" He said, rather

bluntly, “Why don’t you give her cancer?  It

worked on me?” At that, all 3 in the Trinity

laughed and  said, “We don’t do that.

Would you want to be known because

you died of cancer or because you

lived and loved? And by the way,  what

are doing down there - listening in on Our

conversations - below Our window? We’ll

be down in a minute and bring you up here.”

 © Andy Costello, Reflections  2017