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In Memory of a Great Dog
April 30, 2009
My dog Sheba died suddenly last Sunday. Here are some pictures of her:
It is hard to describe how much our pets can impact our souls.
Many people would say that a dog has no place in a conversation about the spiritual life. But all I know is that my life has been deeper and richer because of Sheba and that I have experienced God in her presence. She helped me to be more faithful.
I miss her.
Lord Byron had a Newfoundland dog like Sheba who also died young. This is what he said:
Near this spot
Are deposited the Remains of one
Who possessed Beauty without Vanity,
Strength without Insolence,
Courage without Ferocity,
And all the Virtues of Man without his Vices.
This Praise, which would be unmeaning Flattery
If inscribed over human ashes,
Is but a just tribute to the Memory of
BOATSWAIN, a DOG
Who was born at Newfoundland, May, 1803,
A Memorial to Boatswain
by
Lord Byron
Newstead Abbey, November 30, 1808.
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