Today, I was thinking about my beagle that passed away almost two years ago. I still miss her so much. There are so many things that come up that remind me of her every day. Some wonderful memories and some sad memories. I know that everything I feel now is part of the joy I felt when she was with me, but I still miss her.
I thought about a difficulty I had about animals dying all my life. I was taught animals don’t have souls. They never ate from the Tree of Knowledge. They don’t know right from wrong. They don’t have to worry about Heaven and Hell. It always bothered me that when an animals dies, there’s just no good explanation for what happens to them. I just can’t believe that a being that is so full of love like my dog just ends and that’s all there is.
Then today, as I was thinking about her, I realize that she doesn’t end. The love that was inside that beautiful amazing dog, her spirit, continues on. She may not have known right from wrong, but she was and still is one of God’s creatures. She is part of this universe and always has been. When she died, she went back home to being a part of this universe, she went back to God, she went back to being a part of everything. She is in my heart and all around me. That idea is so wonderful and comforting. I thank God for my dog and for all the love in the world; it is something that can’t be taken away from me. It is all around me if I just open my heart to it.
My faith saved me. May God’s peace reside in all of our hearts.
