"Joyful Curmudgeon" An oxymoron?
No! I see all the beauty of God's creation and I'm joyful. At the same
time, I see all the suffering and corruption going on in the world, and feel
called to help expose and end it so that we may have true peace and compassion.
Yesterday, while walking back (3-mile round trip) to our home after
picking up our mail, we photographed a doe standing approximately fifteen
feet from us. We had seen her cross the road ahead of us, but didn’t expect
her to stop and wait for us to approach her. We stood “talking” to her while
Frank took these and other photos. We wonder if she is the same doe we
approached last year, and if she recognized us this year, since she seemed
interested in us and stayed near us for several minutes. She had such an
inquisitive, intelligent demeanor! We prayed for her, asking God to protect
her and the other deer.
Whenever I see these beautiful creatures of God, I am reminded how far we
humans have fallen that we can diabolically trick and destroy in the name of
“sport.” I’m inclined to believe these animals are sacrificed to the idol of
“Blood sport,” and that any such activity becomes addictive.
A pastor told us that another pastor he knows shot and killed a doe and
her fawn who were together in his yard. We can’t help but wonder what “god”
that pastor really worships. Please look at this beautiful photo, read the
commentary, and then consider how hardened a person must be to do what this
pastor did:
http://all-creatures.org/works/deerfawn.html
See also:
http://all-creatures.org/picc/deer.html
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