Thought for today:
“Everyone in the world is Christ
and they are all crucified.”
Sherwood
Anderson, [1876-1941] In Winesburg, Ohio [1919] The Philosopher
Friday, January 5, 2018
January 5, 2018
YOU NEVER KNOW
We never know what’s on
another’s channel - inside
their inner room - so we
better stop assuming -
that they are even watching
TV or they are playing solitaire
or praying - or whatever they
are doing. They might even be
taking a nap or writing a poem.
or praying - or whatever they
are doing. They might even be
taking a nap or writing a poem.
God only knows what’s
going on inside another.
They might not know either.
© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018
Cf. Matthew 6:6
Cf. Matthew 14: 14; Luke 22: 11
Thursday, January 4, 2018
TEST:
LOOK AT THE
FACES IN THE CROWD
Which kid in this class picture is Hitler?
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About the top picture - here is what is written in the book, Photoanalysis by Robert U. Akeret. "Find the Fuhrer in this photograph. One of the children in this school picture is Alois Schicklgruber, or Adolf Hitler, as he later became. It's a typical fourth-grade class, like the kind any of us might have been in if we had attended an all-boys school. The difference is that one of these boys as an adult tried to dominate the world.
"Study the faces, the body postures, the positioning. Imagine for a moment that your are Hitler as a fourth-grader, and you already have some mind-blowing plans. Where would you place yourself as this class photo was about to be taken? Holding the fourth-grade sign? Close to the teacher?
"Hitler is in fact in the exact center of the top row, not only central, but also slightly higher than anyone else in the photo. "Deutschland uber Alles" was the German World War II battle cry, and in this early photo it''s "Hitler uber Alles!" What the photo shows, in all too chilling dimensions, is that Hitler's personality was set at a very early age." [Page 143] Further question: agree or disagree or undecided?
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Do you often find yourself looking back?
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Have you ever folded your arms, disagreed, but didn't say anything?
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Can you find the 2 sisters in this Sunday School photo?
In the book, Photoanalysis, by Robert U. Akeret, we read the following about this picture which has the 2 sisters. "This is a group of Sunday school girls with their teacher. Look carefully at each student. Which two girls would you pick as being sisters? What clues would you use as evidence?
"Parents frequently dress siblings alike, even when they aren't twins, and here the two girls with the same tilt of the hats, and the same coat with white collars, are sisters. Now that you know, you can also tell that their facial features are similar." [pp. 64-65]
January 4, 2018
FACES IN THE CROWD
Whose face will you see
among all the faces in
the crowds you'll see today?
Who stops to look into
your eyes and asks you about
your attitudes and your moods?
Who wonders and worries
about you - where you are
and where you’re headed?
Who looks back over their
shoulder making sure
you’re okay this very day?
© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
January 3, 2018
ANNUAL CHECK UP’S
ANNUAL CHECK UP’S
Check your eyes.
You might see more.
Check your ears.
You might hear more.
Check your mind.
You might think better.
Check your attitude.
You might understand others better.
Check your heart.
You might be neglecting someone.
Check your faith.
God might be going, “Ahem!”
Check your hope.
Opportunities might be knocking.
Check your charity.
Love might be sleeping.
© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018
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