Pastor Randy found a dog
She met him as a stray.
His heart filled with compassion
Could not turn her away.
She was a little cutie
With a tail that liked to curl.
She could not wag it back and forth
Instead, it kind of twirled.
When he had to catch her
She ran fast as the wind.
The largest steer he’d ever roped
Was easier to pin.
He knew he had to catch her
To take her to the vet.
She had to have her shots and such
If she became his pet.
He finally caught her in a cage
Against her own free will.
She had no understanding of
Hands that reach to heal.
Perhaps because she was so small
She learned to watch her back,
From cruel hands which had abused
Or dogs which could attack.
But Sunday was the special day
She paid us all a visit.
The people said, “She aint my dog.”
“Well, if she’s not yours whose is it?”
The pastor sort of cringed a bit
But most of us just smiled
As she pranced down the carpet
In the middle aisle.
She gladly stepped up on the stage
To greet her gentle Master.
He wanted so to take her home
But he knew he couldn’t catch her!
So there she stood upon the stage
Before the congregation.
Waiting her turn to share her message
And its interpretation.
Then Pastor Randy heard the LORD
Whisper very clear,
“Much of you were just like her
Before you’d let Me near.
You needed to be cared for
With a place to call a home.
Your hurting pain would go away
By My touch alone.
When I drew close to hold you
You quickly ran away.
You would not let Me help you
Or take your pain each day.
The grief of all the past abuse
Had taken a grim toll.
It took some time to learn to trust
The One who saves the soul.”
The church was strangely quiet.
The message did not falter.
I kid you not, she made us think
When she bowed down at the altar!
She left the church delighted
As she twirled her little tail home.
Her friends asked about the sermon…
She said, “He preached on bones!”
When we left the service
We hated for it to end.
The little dog reminded us
That GOD is man’s best friend.
By Rhonda Keith
In memory of our Sunday service on 02-19-2012
THANKS, Sandy, Randy, Teddy, and Dog with Curly Tail J
