We are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephesians 2:10 (NIV))
One sunny day my sister and I went to an artisans’ fair to sell our hand-painted gourds. We took turns staffing the booth and alternated lunch breaks. When I returned from lunch, my sister, Lina, told me about a stray dog she had seen gasping for breath. Later, she saw the dog again near our home when it was her turn to go to lunch. She fed the dog, and when it was time for her to return to the booth, she asked the neighborhood-watch volunteer to look after him.
Later in the evening, the dog was still in the care of the volunteer but was quite happy to see us. Our mom allowed the dog to stay overnight with us so that we could take him to the vet the next day. The vet told us that the dog had many ticks and was suffering from malnutrition. In that condition, he said, the dog would not have lived much longer.
That day, the meditation in El Aposento Alto was about missed opportunities to help others in need. The meditation resonated with me as I thought about our encounter with this dog. Though the meditation was about helping people, I know that God cares for all of creation and for all creatures. And I was sure that God wanted us to help this dog. Since that day, the dog, whom we named Pedro, has been a member of our family.
TODAY'S PRAYER: Creator God, thank you for being the beacon for all humankind. May we always be prepared to care for those in difficult and vulnerable situations. Amen.
TODAY'S READING: Genesis 1:20 God said, “Let the water swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open dome of the sky.” 21 God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that creeps, so that the water swarmed with all kinds of them, and there was every kind of winged bird; and God saw that it was good. 22 Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, multiply and fill the water of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23 So there was evening, and there was morning, a fifth day.
(A: iii) 24 God said, “Let the earth bring forth each kind of living creature — each kind of livestock, crawling animal and wild beast”; and that is how it was. 25 God made each kind of wild beast, each kind of livestock and every kind of animal that crawls along the ground; and God saw that it was good. (Complete Jewish Bible).
One sunny day my sister and I went to an artisans’ fair to sell our hand-painted gourds. We took turns staffing the booth and alternated lunch breaks. When I returned from lunch, my sister, Lina, told me about a stray dog she had seen gasping for breath. Later, she saw the dog again near our home when it was her turn to go to lunch. She fed the dog, and when it was time for her to return to the booth, she asked the neighborhood-watch volunteer to look after him.
Later in the evening, the dog was still in the care of the volunteer but was quite happy to see us. Our mom allowed the dog to stay overnight with us so that we could take him to the vet the next day. The vet told us that the dog had many ticks and was suffering from malnutrition. In that condition, he said, the dog would not have lived much longer.
That day, the meditation in El Aposento Alto was about missed opportunities to help others in need. The meditation resonated with me as I thought about our encounter with this dog. Though the meditation was about helping people, I know that God cares for all of creation and for all creatures. And I was sure that God wanted us to help this dog. Since that day, the dog, whom we named Pedro, has been a member of our family.
TODAY'S PRAYER: Creator God, thank you for being the beacon for all humankind. May we always be prepared to care for those in difficult and vulnerable situations. Amen.
TODAY'S READING: Genesis 1:20 God said, “Let the water swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open dome of the sky.” 21 God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that creeps, so that the water swarmed with all kinds of them, and there was every kind of winged bird; and God saw that it was good. 22 Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, multiply and fill the water of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23 So there was evening, and there was morning, a fifth day.
(A: iii) 24 God said, “Let the earth bring forth each kind of living creature — each kind of livestock, crawling animal and wild beast”; and that is how it was. 25 God made each kind of wild beast, each kind of livestock and every kind of animal that crawls along the ground; and God saw that it was good. (Complete Jewish Bible).
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: What will I do to care for God’s creation today?
PRAYER FOCUS: Animal-rescue shelters
PRAYER FOCUS: Animal-rescue shelters
READ MORE: Link2Life - June 24
Link2Life - June 24
JUNE 24, 2018 BY SANDRA PERDOMO (CALI, COLOMBIA)
RELATED DEVOTIONALS: THE RESCUE
Sandra's sister, Lina
Their dog, Pedro
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