July  15, 2019 

Thought for today: 

“Since happiness is nothing else than the enjoyment of the Supreme Good, and the Supreme Good is above us, no one can enjoy happiness unless self  rises above self.” 

Saint Bonaventure, 

The Journey of the 

Mind into God.

July 14, 2019

POWER

Power: it’s never all or nothing.

I have some powers: 
I can smile;

I can say “Thank you!”; 
I can open my wallet

and give you an Andrew Jackson.

Okay you have a will of your own.

You don’t have to listen to me.

And by the way, God can create

all those stars 1 billion miles on

the other side of space I can’t see,

but he’s powerless when it comes

to what I choose to say or do.

Bummer?  No! That’s a loud, “Wow!’

So, I don’t know.  Freedom is quite

a power God  gave to you and me. Eh?

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2019

July  14, 2019

Thought for today:

“The starting point of the religious experience is wonder.”  

Sydney Cave, 

The Christian Way, 1987

THE  BACK  OF  YOU

Be careful when you find yourself

wanting to see the back of another -

when you want this other to disappear,

so you can have it all to yourself.

Surprise! It’s  then you might discover -

when this other is long gone - it’s you

who are the problem. It’s you, you have

to face - without anyone else to blame.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2019

July  13, 2019 - 

Thought for today: 

“Some folk who would be horrified to think themselves saintly live in an almost continuous consciousness of God.”  

John W.  Lynch,  

Hourglass, 1952

July 12, 2019

A  MOMENT’S  PRAYER

It’s good for our gut,

it’s good for our brains.

it’s good for our self-awareness,

to take a moment each day -

to stop everything -

and to simply say to God,

“Hi” or “Hello!”

To breathe, to feel one’s pulse,

to be aware of being alive -

and then to love the Lord, our God,

with our whole heart, mind, soul

and strength and ask God for help

to  love our neighbor as ourselves today

and then to move on down the street.

  

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2019

C. Matthew 22: 34-40

July 12, 2019

Thought for today: 

“Fight your own sins, not the sins of others.” 

Confucius, Analects.

 5^th Century B.C.