Dooks to one and all from the "Frozen Chosen" in North Eastern Lower Michigan To all of you who have had your beloved Fuzzies go to the Rainbow Bridge, either in their sleep, or helped by their beloved Hooman Beans, I say to you REJOICE, for The Great Creator LOVES Creation and all the creatures therein and their spirits return to the Great Creator who breathed life into them. In the Torah, or the first 5 books of the Old Testament, the Book of Genesis it is written that God created all living things, and God saw that they were good, and they were good. In the Christian New Testament, the Book of Matthew (Sermon on the Mount), and the Book of Luke (Sermon on the Plain), Jesus talks about the Birds of the air, and that God knows when even the lowly sparrow falls from the air. I say to you, if the animals had no meaning to God, why would God even care to notice a bird that falls from the air? Further, in the Creation Story, all things were created without sin, Only man fell from grace, not the animals. Would God punish the innocent along with the guilty? I say NO!. Even Abraham pleaded with God to spare Sodom and Gomorrah for the sake of the innocent over that of the guilty, and God did spare Lot and his daughters, who were innocent. Of course, I say also as a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, that it is written in the Gospel according to St. John, Chapter 3, verse 16, "For God so loved all of Creation (Greek word is Cosmos), that God gave the One and Only Son, that whosoever believes in Him, will not perish but have eternal life" And it is also written that the Lion shall lay down with the Lamb, and the Child shall put his hand into the Adder's den and not be harmed. These are my beliefs as a Christian, but this is also true for my beliefs as a Native American, for all living things have a spirit. I choose the word SPIRIT to designate that living power that the Creator gave to all things. Our Brothers and Sisters of the Buddhist Faith and in the Hindu Faith also believe in the sanctity of Life, and so do our Brothers and Sisters of the Muslim Faith. Finally, I enjoy science, and in Physics, a Law is stated that "No Energy can be created nor destroyed by ordinary means, only change form". To me, Life is energy, and it changes from the physical presence to the Spiritual Presence, and continues in existence for all eternity. I know that we all are sorrowful by the loss of the physical presence of our beloved Ferrets, and other animals, but I assure you that we shall be with them again, and we will never be separated from them ever again. Peace to one and all from the Great Creator. God Loves each and every one of you, and God loves your beloved fuzzies too. Give Love to one another, Even as God has given Love to you. In God's Service to all God's Children Rev, Ronald L. Sims, D.D. and Family: 2 hooman beans owned by 2 fuzzies, 4 felines, and 2 canines. [Posted in FML issue 5365]