Goodbye My Friend

Goodbye My Friend

This is a sad morning for me. I just returned from having my dog put to sleep. Samson has been battling epilepsy for a while now and the situation finally became too severe for us to manage. Samson was never the most well-mannered dog. He even earned the nick-name "misbehaving beast", and especially in the last few months, side effects from the medication he was on caused his behavior to worsen. As I thought about my friend I remembered how so often I would become so frustrated with him and mad at whatever mischief he had gotten into next. But, no matter how many times I wronged him with my anger, he always returned to me wagging his tail and ears perked with love. I know the dog doesn't understand such emotions, but what a faithful display of love and forgiveness. It is true of Samson that he kept no record of my wrongs. Goodbye Samson. Thank you for your friendship. Thank you Heavenly Father for such a friend and thank you for a small picture of your glory here on earth in one of your dear creatures. Thank you Jesus that you are not a creature that passes away, but my ever-living Savior who is constantly interceding for me and keeps no record of my wrongs.