How many are your works, Lord!
In wisdom you made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures, great and small.
Psalm 104:24
I spent my twenty five dollar gift card on dog and cat food for the Methuen animal shelter. I have volunteered at this shelter multiple times because I enjoy working with the animals. They really love you and I think it is a good thing to do to show that love back. I thought it would be a good idea to spend the gift card on some of their greatest needs. I learned that there are places out there that need our help. It was a good thing to do to be able to help them in some way. I really do like working with animals. I think it is a way to be able to show God’s love.
“God requires that we assist the animals, when they need our help.” -Francis of Assisi.
James Ball
The above Bible Verse is also thought to have inspired this song,
All Things Bright and Beautiful by Cecil F. Alexander
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful:
The Lord God made them al
Each little flow’r that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colors,
He made their tiny wings.
The purple-headed mountains,
The river running by,
The sunset and the morning
That brightens up the sky.
The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them every one.
The tall trees in the greenwood,
The meadows where we play,
The rushes by the water,
To gather every day.
He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well.