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Sometimes the individuals around us, who have no words, are the most eloquent of all.\u00a0 We have a miniature schnauzer named Molly<\/strong>.\u00a0 We think she is pretty bright, for a dog, but there are issues.\u00a0 Whenever anyone comes to our door Molly goes nuts.\u00a0 She barks like there is no tomorrow.\u00a0 But, if anyone is playing close attention, her wagging tail quickly reveals that she is just excited to meet new friends.\u00a0 The only risk a burglar would have invading our house would be getting licked to death.\u00a0 We have tried various methods to fix this, but none of them work. This is primarily because we, her guardians, are stupid.\u00a0 For example we tried throwing her a treat to shut her up.\u00a0 The theory was that she would be too busy eating to bark.\u00a0 It kinda sorta worked, but then we told this to a dog trainer who just laughed.\u00a0 He said, \u201cSo, you reward her for bad behavior?\u201d <\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Guilty as charged.<\/p>\n

We finally decided that this is just who Molly is.\u00a0 She loves everyone, and when you think about it, that is not a bad thing.\u00a0 I sometimes think God sent us dogs to give us a practical example of the unconditional love of Christ.\u00a0 That, after all is the essence of Molly.\u00a0 She loves us no matter what we do.\u00a0 Oh she can get upset if we forget to feed her, and she certainly will let us know when we have delayed too long in letting her go outside, but there is nothing that can really separate us from the love of Molly.\u00a0 When I come home, she always goes nuts.\u00a0 At times she almost cries.\u00a0 She looks up at me with those sad eyes that say, \u201cTouch me.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em> When I do touch her, particularly when I scratch her behind the ears, she cannot contain her excitement.\u00a0 She literally shakes her head as if this is just too much joy to bear.<\/p>\n

I sometimes think Christ is just like that, but we are too distracted to notice.\u00a0 God is always available, always ready and willing to love us, and just like Molly, he is asking us to touch Him.\u00a0 And when we do, we are embraced with the unconditional love of almighty God.\u00a0 Who or what can compete with that?<\/p>\n

As I said, sometimes those without words have the most to.say.<\/p>\n

Have a Molly Molly Christmas.<\/p>\n

TDM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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