Puppies are so lovable, Kitty! And these also look like your Doggie! And the ‘thank you’ one does, too! Also glad you liked the big orange cat. I love orange cats!
During the marriage ceremony of a British couple, the best man remained motionless. Even after vows were exchanged, he didnt move.
The still figure was a racecar driver who was trying to be in two places at one time. Because of contractual commitments, Andy Priaulx, three-time world touring-car champion, had to break his promise to participate in his friends wedding. So he sent a life-size cardboard cutout of himself, as well as a prerecorded speech. The bride said she was moved by his effort to honor their marriage.
Priaulxs gesture was certainly creative, and we shouldnt second-guess his actions. But Jesus gave us another standard by which to gauge friendship.
Jesus asked His disciples to show their friendship to Him by loving one another as He had loved them. Then, He raised the bar. In anticipation of His death on the cross, He said, Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down ones life for his friends (John 15:13).
This depth of friendship isnt merely about doing the right thing. Its about sacrifice, and it springs out of a relationship with the One who truly did lay down His life for us.
Are we showing others that we have been loved by Jesus as He is loved by His Father?