BE THOU MY VISION 

O  LORD OF MY HEART 

Bi Thusa Mo Shuile is the Irish Hymn, Be Thou My Vision, in the modern Irish language. This

translation was rendered by Maire Brennan's grandfather, and sung by Maire Brennan herself.

Artist: Maire Brennan

Album: Whisper To The Wild WaterLicensed to YouTube by

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1	Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art; Thou my best thought, by day or by night; Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
2	Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true Word; I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord; Thou my great Father and I, Thy true son; Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
3	Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise; Thou mine inheritance, now and always; Thou and Thou only, first in my heart; O King of glory, my treasure Thou art.
4	O King of glory, my victory won; Rule and reign in me ’til Thy will be done; Heart of my own heart, whatever befall; Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.

PSALM 46:

VERSES 1 AND 2

Verse 1
God is our shelter and strength,
always ready to help
in times of trouble.

Verse 2
So we will not be afraid,
even if the earth is shaken
and mountains fall
into the ocean depths;

Verse 3
even if the seas roar and rage,
and the hills are shaken
by the violence.

PSALM  79: 

VERSES 3 & 4

Verse 3:
They have shed 
your people's blood
like water;
blood flowed like water
all through Jerusalem,
and no one was left 
to bury the dead.

Verse 4: 
The surrounding nations
insult us;
they laugh at us 
and mock us.

August 25,  2018

HAMMER

If I came back from the dead,

what would I want to be? It

would be a hammer of course.

So solid, so basic, so strong.

A hammer…. Like being 911 -

providing help at a moment’s call.

But I know I won’t be back from the

dead. I’ll be in the soft dark unknown -

with God so solid, so basic, so strong.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018

August 25, 2018 

Thought for today: 

“There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment - and nothing more corrupting.”  

A. J. P. Taylor [1906- 1990]

Questions:

Who are the Establishment?

What does it mean to make peace with this who?

August 24, 2018

BLOOD SPILLS

Blood spills on stones and dirt -

precious blood on the altar cloth,

the sacrifice on the tablecloth of earth -

soldiers trying to escape from

snipers and mortars on the hills

above the road to where they

thought they would probably die -

crying  - praying - hoping that this

war and all wars would  end right now.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018

August 24, 2018 

Thought for today: 

"No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic." 

A. J. P. Taylor [1906- 1990]