January  4,  2021

 

 Thought for the Day

 

“There are ten church members by inheritance for one by conviction.”

 

Comment: Austin O’Malley

Painting: Vincent Van Gogh

January 3, 2021

 

MIND  THE  GAP

 

I heard about them before
I got to London …. Then
I finally saw them before
getting off or on the London
Underground Tube trains.
 
Obviously acceptance of gaps
is better than denial of gaps.
 
They are there in every comment,
every relationship, every step,
whether we see them or not -
getting off or on the Underground
train to our next moment of life.

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

January  3,  2021

 

THE  STEED  BIT HIS  MASTER 

The steed bit his master:
How came this to pass?
He heard the good pastor
Cry, “All flesh is grass.” 

Anonymous

January  2,  2021

 

TO  SEE GOD

 
When I stop to see,
when I stop to look around me,
I see walls, rug, floor, ceiling,  
I see books on shelves,
photographs on end tables,
the salt and pepper shakers on
the kitchen table and people
moving back and forth – and
when I close my eyes,
I sense YOU GOD  in one of those
clouds we go through
on an airplane flight – up
and through till we come out into
bright, bright  light – on the other
side of everything – much more
real than a shake of salt or pepper
or a tea bag in my cup or hot water.

 © Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

January  2,  2021

 

Thought for the Day

ROCHESTER  EXTEMPORE

 
And after singing Psalm the Twelfth,
He laid his book upon the shelf
And looked much simply like himself;
With eyes turned up, as white as ghost,
He cried, “Ah, Lard! ah, Lard of Hosts!
I am a rascal, that thou knowst!”
 

John Wilmot,

Earl of Rochester

January 1,  2021

HAPPY  NEW  YEAR!

 
“Happy  New  Year!”
 
Whatever mood we’re in,
we wish each other a
“Happy New Year!”
 
For starters, we wish health,
joy, God, and peace flowing
like a river in our relationships.
 
This year, we all want a better year
than last year, for family, country,
world, and no more nonsense. Amen!
 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021

 January  1,  2021

 

Thought for the Day

“Well, we have a whole new year ahead of us. And wouldn't it be wonderful if we could all be a little more gentle with each other, a little more loving, and have a little more empathy, and maybe, next year at this time we'd like each other a little more.”

 

Judy Garland