Lord God,
To those who have never had a pet,
this prayer will sound strange,
but to You, Lord of all life and creator of all creatures,
it will be understandable.
My heart is heavy
as I face the loss in death of my beloved Jasmine
who was so much a part of my life.
This pet made my life more enjoyable
and gave me cause to laugh
and to find joy in her company.
I remember the fidelity and loyalty of this pet
and I will miss her being with me.
From her I learned many lessons,
such as the quality of naturalness
and the unembarrassed request for affection.
In caring for her daily needs,
I was taken up and out of my own self-needs
and thus learned to service another.
May the death of this creature of yours
remind me that death comes to all of us,
animal and human,
and that it is the natural passage for all life.
May Jasmine sleep on
in an eternal slumber in your Godly care
as all creation awaits the fullness of liberation. Amen
A Prayer at the Death of a Pet
- Edward Hays
Thanks, Marky
4 comments:
I'm sorry to hear about your pup, Phil. I hope you'll find comfort in the knowledge that she enjoyed a good life, as happy a life as a dog could want.
poor Pop-pop!
isn't that a great prayer?
I was looking up information on Pyrs and clicked on the picture of your beautiful Jasmine. At the beginning of October we adopted a puppy and we named her Jasmine, Jazz for short. She is amazaing. We have a newf he's about 4 years old and after a year or so of searching found our jazz. She's such a joy and so much fun. She's almost an old soul. Indii
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