February 11, 2018

TITANIC  REALITY: 

NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE 

It’s a titanic thought to realize 
that our life is a sailing from 
one port to another - and

that the most powerful song  
to sing, to violinize each day 
is, “Nearer, my God, to thee.”

Jesus experienced his death around 
33  - being raised up on the cross.

Nearer, my God, to thee.

Nearer, my God, to thee.

Nearer to thee.”

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018

February 10, 2018

Black History Month Thought for today: 

“The  battles  that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself—the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us—that’s where it’s at.” 

Jesse Owens

February 10, 2018

COMEDY  OR  TRAGEDY?

Do I write my life script or is it handed to me?

Do I have the lead or do I play a bit part?

Can I change the scenes to A Far Country?

Can I decide when to open or close the curtain?

Can I be or not to be?

Am I Macbeth, King Lear, Romeo or Juliette,
or Stella looking for A Street Car Named Desire?

Is my life a Midsummer’s Night Dream
or a Long Day's Journey Into Night?

Is it Much Ado About Nothing

Is it All’s Well That Ends Well?
Or am I going to Look Back in Anger?
Will God or Godot be waiting for me?

My life: Is it a comedy or a tragedy?

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018

February 9, 2018

LOVE  ONE  ANOTHER  

AS  I  HAVE  LOVED  YOU.

To be a good human being,

you have to be perfect - no mistakes.

To be a good Christian,

you can make mistakes

like the rest of us. There’s always

forgiveness. But you have to go

the extra mile when it comes to love

and try to make life sweeter for each other.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018

February 9, 2018

Black History Month Thought for today: 

“Darkness  cannot  drive out darkness;  only light can do  that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” 

Martin Luther King, Jr.

February 8, 2018

ICE

They told me to watch out for ice - 

on the steps, the streets, the roads 

today. I did and I didn’t slip. 

They didn’t warn me to watch out for 

ice in some people - so I slipped on the 

steps, the streets and the roads today.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018

February 8, 2018

Black History Month Thought for today: 

“The  outside  world told black kids when I was growing up that we weren’t worth anything. But our parents said it wasn’t so, and our churches and our schoolteachers said it wasn’t so. They believed in us, and we, therefore, believed in ourselves.” 

Marian Wright Edelman