June  21, 2021

MASS BELIEF

 
We / I stand at the altar –
praying with
bread and wine –
both on and in gold –
slowly becoming
the body and blood of Christ –
making – creating – being
this amazing act of faith –
and hope – and charity.
 
We / I walk the streets –
work our jobs –
live in our families –
play in our parks –
gracefully becoming –
the body and blood of Christ -
making – creating – being
this amazing act of faith –
and hope – and charity. 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

June  21,  2021

 

Thought for the Day

  

“You got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.”

 

Irish Proverb

 June  20,  2021

 

SELF-PORTRAIT

 

If you were a painter
and you could paint
your self-portrait,
what would it look like?
 
At what age would you picture yourself?
 
What would you be wearing?
 
What would be the background?
 
Would you have anything in hand?
 
Would it be just you?
 
Would one color stand out?
 
Would you want to tell a story?

What would that story be?
 
If you were a painter
and you could paint
your self-portrait,
where would you hang that picture?

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

 June  20,  2021

 Thought for the Day

 

“There are three types of baseball players – those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happened.”

Tommy Lasorda

 June 19,  2021

IMPORTANCE?

IT ALL DEPENDS

It all depends.
 
This cheap Timex watch
was my grandfather’s.
He gave it to me after
he went to see me play
in a high school football game.
We won on the closing play
of the game. Thanks Pops.
 
It all depends.
 
This wallet looks worn out.
That doesn’t make a difference.
My sister gave it to me
when I graduated from college.
She and my other older sister
both wanted to finish college
but didn’t. They loved that I did.
 
It all depends.
 
This painting was done by my aunt.
It was the last one she did.
She gave it to me just before she died.
You should see her other paintings.
She used to sell them.
I used to deliver them.
I got the last one. How about that!
 
It all depends.
 

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

Painting: unknown artist

June  19,  2021

 

Thought for the Day

 

“If it is to be, it is up to me.”

 

Anonymous

June 18,  2021

MY  HEART
ON AND ON AND ON

 

The waves kept coming –

non-stop – some days

bigger and louder than others.

 

Obviously - there was no ON-OFF

button.  I knew I had to accept

them living here at the ocean.

 

I could see them – every day –

but I didn’t realize till lately –

it’s the same with my heart.

 

It keeps beating – beating

non-stop – whether I

notice it or not.

 

Trouble is – my heart can’t

compare with the ocean. Unlike

the ocean, it’s slowly slowing down.

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021