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Angel
Animals Among Us ©
By
Allen and Linda Anderson
People
need the comfort of animals
now more than ever. Animals
remind them that goodness, kindness,
and love still exists in a world
where hatred and loss have left
their indelible marks.
Since
September 11, 2001, we received
a letter about how there has
been a tremendous increase in
adoptions from the New York
area animal shelters. Grieving
and frightened people have sought
the solace that can only be
found in animal companions.
Normally wisecracking Jon Stewart
on the “Daily Show”
commented after the national
tragedy that he'd brought
home a puppy to help him feel
better.
Along
with human acts of inspiring
kindness and courage, Roselle,
a yellow Labrador guide dog,
showed tremendous grace under
fire. She led her blind charge,
Mike Hingson, down 78 floors
of the New York World Trade
Center. For one-half hour Roselle
guided Mike and a group of employees
to the ground floor and then
ran with them out of the south
tower as it collapsed behind
them. Hingson is reported as
saying, “She [Roselle]
never hesitated. She never panicked.”
We
all watched the images of search
and rescue and bomb-sniffing
dogs. They rummaged through
the rubble in an attempt to
save lives. These dogs worked
until their paws became bloody
and veterinarians on the site
administered first aid.
One
of the dogs succumbed to smoke
inhalation. Firefighters carried
this hero out of the ruins on
a stretcher and hurried him
in an ambulance to an animal
hospital where he was treated,
released, and ready to return
to work.
For
years now, we've been overwhelmed
with gratitude for over one
thousand stories we've received
of angel animals among us. You
meet angels disguised as animals
everyday. But perhaps they only
show you their wings when you
need desperately to be reminded
of a loving God.
Geri
Hough from Beebe, Arkansas experienced
some severe setbacks in her
life. She'd had a child die
and since that tragedy, had
lost her faith in God. When
Geri and her husband divorced,
she became even angrier with
God. One day, her stepdaughter
told her that Geri's ex-husband
was dying of liver cancer. This
news plunged Geri into a terrible
depression bordering on despair.
But her sense of abandonment
was about to be compounded.
Geri
had adopted a Saint Bernard
named Misty. When the dog was
a year old, Geri sent her to
instructors for obedience training.
The couple left for the weekend,
and Misty dug out of her pen,
wandering into nearby woods.
Although Geri didn't know
it at the time, this happened
on the same day that she learned
of her ex-husband's illness.
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