June 8, 2020
20 BEATITUDES
FOR 2020
Blessed are the George Floyd’s
whose horrible deaths
proclaim
to us that all life matters.
Blessed are the protestors who
are proclaiming that black lives matter.
Blessed are the sign makers.
May they come up with messages
that both move and challenge us.
Blessed are those who wear masks
and give each other at least 6 feet,
so as to keep this virus at a distance.
Blessed are the medical professionals,
nurses, doctors, EMT, etc. who are
caring for our sick and those infected
with the coronavirus.
Blessed are those who say,
“Thank you” on a regular basis.
Blessed are those who think outside the box.
Blessed are those are humble enough
to know they don't know it all.
Blessed are the researchers
who are searching for countless hours
and in countless ways for a vaccine to heal us.
Blessed are those who have reached out
to help those who lost loved ones who need
our presence, our care, our concern, our prayers
as they deal with the death of their loved ones
without benefit of religious and human ceremonies.
Blessed are those who vote with social justice in mind.
Blessed are those who are giving food
to the hungry and cold water to the thirsty.
Blessed are those who do not lie.
Blessed are those who can take a knee in prayer
and in humble support of the others.
Blessed are the police and firefighters
and the many others who do all kinds
of services to all those who protect our communities.
Blessed are our freedoms – especially of the press –
the ability to vote in person or through the mail.
Blessed is the loot that reminds looters
to pay back for what they have taken wrongly.
Blessed are those who hesitate and listen
when they are hearing new and different ways
when inside and outside of the box.
Blessed are those who know that those who try
make mistakes - but that they are humble enough
to acknowledge their mistakes and mis-takes and
ask for forgiveness so they can keep on trying.
Blessed are those who call for bridges
instead of walls.
© Andy Costello, Reflections 2020
