To: Claud; RegulatorCountry; guitarplayer1953; Huck
"Do the bonds of relationship extend beyond this life?
We have no proof, one way or another. But there is a depth
to our experience that awakens faith, faith that in the mysterious
character of life ultimately nothing of real value will ever be lost.
OUR CLOSEST RELATIONSHIPS,
BOTH WITH HUMANS AND WITH DOGS,
SOMEHOW POINT BEYOND THEMSELVES,
LEADING US TO HOPE THAT THERE IS INDEED
SOMETHING OF THE ETERNAL PRESENT IN THEM.
- The Monks of New Skete
38 posted on
04/14/2009 6:35:17 AM PDT by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Joe 6-pack
Not just dogs. I like small furries. Rabbits and guinea pigs.
39 posted on
04/14/2009 6:42:56 AM PDT by
Huck
("He that lives on hope will die fasting"- Ben Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac)
To: Joe 6-pack
There’s no reason to hope in the abstract. The Bible is not silent on the matter. Romans, in particular, speaks eloquently regarding creatures being subjected to futility through no fault of their own. Chronicles compares creatures to a seed, sown in a natural body, raised in glory; of different types of flesh and different types of bodies, celestial and terrestrial. Job speaks to the subject as well.
No need to guess. They’ll be there.
To: Joe 6-pack
Weren’t these monks and their German Shepherd Dogs featured on an episode of “Dog Whisperer”?
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