The Wisdom of Canines
1) The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. -Anonymous
2) Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. -Ann Landers
3) If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. -Will Rogers
4) There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. -Ben Williams
5) A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself. -Josh Billings
6) We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It’s the best deal man has ever made. -M. Acklam
7) Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate. -Sigmund Freud
8) I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. -Rita Rudner
9) A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down. -Robert Benchley
10) Dogs need to sniff the ground; it’s how they keep abreast of current events. The ground is a giant dog newspaper, containing all kinds of late-breaking dog news items, which, if they are especially urgent, are often continued in the next yard. -Dave Barry
11) Anybody who doesn’t know what soap tastes like never washed a dog. -Franklin P. Jones
12) If your dog is fat, you aren’t getting enough exercise. -Unknown
13) My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to $3.00 a can. That’s almost $21.00 in dog money. -Joe Weinstein
14) Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul — chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we’re the greatest hunters on earth! -Anne Tyler
15) Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein
16) Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read. -Groucho Marx
17) Speak softly and own a big, mean Doberman. -Dave Miliman
18) If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man. -Mark Twain
19) Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. -Roger Caras
20) If you think dogs can’t count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving Fido only two of them. -Phil Pastoret
21) My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am. — an OleHoss
That You May
Be Healed
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
“Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results”
(James 5:16, NLT)
TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria
Relationships are so important in the eyes of God. As His children, He desires that we live in unity and stay connected with one another. When we are transparent and pray for each other, something supernatural takes place. We open the door for God to pour out His abundant blessing and healing in our lives. When we walk in love and unity, our prayers become more effective, and His power is released through us.
Living in peace and unity doesn’t mean you have to agree with everyone around you all the time. It means you look for common ground. It means you reach out to others; you pray for them and help meet their needs. When we put the needs of others first, God will make sure our own needs are abundantly supplied. When we live with a servant’s heart toward others, it opens the door for God’s complete healing — physically, spiritually and emotionally.
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father in heaven, thank You for revealing Your truth to my heart. I choose Your ways above my own and ask that You open opportunities for me to pray for others and open the door for Your healing power. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
— Joel & Victoria Osteen