God accepts whatever we
bring to the God / person relationship — our physical
and spiritual condition, personality, connection to reality, our participation in relationships, talents, inabilities, cognition, knowledge, ignorance, life journey, spiritual journey, walk about, wandering, seeking, questioning, questing, acceptance of God, rejection of God —
and our emotional
and mental status: hate / love, anger /
peace, sadness / happiness, hurt / health, feeling lost
and abandoned / feeling found
and included, agitation /
serenity, apathy / passion, confusion / clarity, fractures / wholeness — all of this, all of whoever we are
and have ever been
and every action committed or ever contemplated
and every thought we ever explored or entertained or that flitted through our mind — all of this, we
bring to the God / person relationship
and God accepts the totality of who we are
and every component that comprises who we are — as a gift.
I'm not so naïve as to believe that adopting a pet will
bring world
peace, but I know from my own experience that pets can transform your world for the better
and bring a sense of
peace and serenity into your life that you'll value every day of the year.