Monday, May 5, 2003
Monday, May 5, 2003
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.
The change in the little dog was dramatic. Whereas it had always been energetic, frisky and
friendly, it now seemed quite forlorn. Even more significantly, six weeks later the incision on its
leg had not healed.
The doctor then instructed everyone at the sanitarium to lavish love on the tiny creature. Soon
the little puppy was frisky and energetic again. And the incision healed quickly. No one knows the
healing streams that lie within the human body which may be activated by the power of love.
God has given us a tremendous gift of love.
(1 Chronicles 16.34
NRSV)
Roy Angell once told the story of a particularly affectionate puppy who hung around a sanitarium.
A doctor at the sanitarium decided to try an experiment on the pup. She made a small incision
on the puppy's leg. Then she bandaged it. Finally, she instructed those at the sanitarium to feed
the pup but not to show it any affection.
Dear Jesus, thank you for loving me. I will share it. Amen.
