Your thoughts on prayer 2

And this is the Prayer of Blessing that Fr. Ed prayed over all of us and our pets.  This is my prayer today for all my POE people and your critters:

Creator of the universe, all the gifts of earth are good and reveal your love.  We give you praise and thanks for the animals we care for.  May their share in our lives reveal to us the boundless wonder of your love, and through the intercession of St. Francis of Assisi, whom we honor this day, we ask you to bless these animals, and those who care for them, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen

Ruth, I do not usually enter this thread, I have no wish to discuss or argue the point of religion or prayer, but let me say I enjoyed your photos of the animals and the hymn video. I can see what you meant.

I feel you are a good beautiful person, I admire you for your beliefs and it pleases me greatly that you are my friend.

Why not say an prayer for the animals, there are many ancient religions that feel in reincarantion.. if we can't go back to an certain family we go to them in animal form, until we can....the soul always finds an way to keep living.  this is one reason why in India they consider "cows" sacred..thier bodies were the "holding vessel"of an beloved soul. But....rather you do or don't beleive in this aspect, the Bible clearly states of all of God's commandments and guidance that "love" is the greatest...pets seem to help us in the understanding of that. The lowest amoung us (servant) is the highest..an "leader" of the way to others, the last, will be the the first...so forth.

How sweet of you to say, Wolf.  I think you know the feeling's mutual. 

As for the video, when I saw the two slides with the kangaroo and the wolf, well, you naturally came to mind.

And he's as good as gold, too, Wolf.  Already housebroken, super intelligent and he's not one of those little yappers.  I think he's quite perfect.

Ain't that the truth, Shirley.