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How Could You?

A Prayer For Animals

Lord, guard your helpless creatures, people and animals.

Defend them from evil and merciless people.

Turn the hearts of those who would harm them and fill them with compassion.

Force them to feel the suffering of their victims.

Show them the consequences of their violence, anger and cruelty.

Heal their hearts and help them forgive those who harmed them and wounded them to bring them to this place.

May healing and love and forgiveness and mercy flow.

In Jesus' Merciful Name, Amen.

Just a Dog!

From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a dog," or, "that's a lot of money for just a dog." They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog."

Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a dog." Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a dog," but I did not once feel slighted.

Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a dog," and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.

If you, too, think it's "just a dog," then you will probably understand phases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise." "Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy. "Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person.

Because of "just a dog" I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future. So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.

"Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.

I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a dog" but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a human."

So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog." just smile, because they "just don't understand."

A SAD POEM :(

A dog sits waiting in the cold autumn sun, Too faithful to leave, to frightened to run
He's been here for days now with nothing to do But sit by the road waiting for you
He can't understand why you left him that day He thought you were stopping to play
He's sure you'll come back and that's why he stays How long will he suffer? How many m...ore days?
His legs have grown weak, his throat's parched and dry He's sick now from hunger and falls with a sigh
He lays down his head and closes his eyes

I wish you could see how a waiting dog dies.