Talk to the Animals

 

Talk to the Animals

There is no room in love for fear.

Well-formed love banishes fear.

1 John 4:18

I have no idea how the above photo was taken.  There could only have been a few seconds to get the shot.  There's always the possibility that it is a Photoshopped composite, but I'd like to think that someone actually got these ducklings to hug this kitten.  Talk about loving your enemy!  The ducklings should have an innate fear of anything with teeth and claws. 

Whenever I go to the Richmond Metro Zoo, my thoughts always turn to the Garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve walked without deep ditches, high fences and plexiglass boundaries - able to reach out, to touch and be touched by all of the animals in the garden.  One day, the specter of fear will be forever banished from this planet.  In an earth made new, all creatures will live together in peace, harmony and love.  I will have the chance to stroke the face of a magnificent lion or a mother tigress with her cub, frolic in the sunlight with fawns and foxes, run races with cheetahs and gazelles, and spend hours talking with birds of every description. I look forward to that day with eager anticipation.

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Sing the wondrous love of Jesus,

Sing His mercy and His grace.

In the mansions bright and blessed,

He'll prepare for us a place.

When we all get to heaven,

What a day of rejoicing that will be.

When we all see Jesus,

We'll sing and shout the victory.

The United Methodist Hymnal, No. 701