One of my favorite places to visit is the veterinary
office. I enjoy watching everyone’s pets interact with their owners and their immediate
surroundings. After all, they are God’s creatures in whom the breath and spirit
of life resides. Their body language demonstrates many of our human emotions
including fear, sadness, stubbornness, aggression, joy, love and contentment. You
may even think of others.
Sox, our cat, has a chronic health condition which
requires frequent visits to the veterinary office. He instinctively knows we
are trying to help him feel better. He never gets upset as he is probed and
prodded, and he always takes his medicine easily, with no resistance.
We enjoy our sweet personable cat. He frequently walks
right behind us as we take our daily walk in our neighborhood. When we stop and
visit outside with a neighbor, Sox will walk up and accept a friendly rub on
the head from them.
At home, Sox often settles in our lap or in another
spot within the same room. If we are in different rooms, Sox will often settle
somewhere in between. His sweet nature and
desire to be social melts my heart. Can
you imagine if our hearts melted for our neighbors and strangers as it does for
our precious pets? Isn’t this how Jesus
desires us to love each other, even those we feel are unlovable? That kind of unconditional
love would indeed change the world.
Father,
melt our hearts as we go into our communities, to share Your love with our
neighbors
© 2018 Marianne Lucot
2 comments:
That is so sweet. I like the Vet's offie too. One lady with a big dog was there because the dog was sick and in pain and she had to have him put down. I don't know her, but I cried with her that her dog was gonna be put down. It was soooo sad. Great devotion. Love, Lois
I had to put my dear Patches down when she was nineteen years old and going blind and deaf. She was fraught with dementia and when she missed me, she went around the house in all the rooms calling "maaama!" I had to pick her up and tell her I was there for her. She would find a spot to sleep for the night, content that I was near. I have two dogs but no cat. I still miss her to much.
Evelyn
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