Animals and Saints
I loved this quote from Christine Valters Paintner PhD’s blog. It brought to mind one of the animals I have a special connection with.
In ancient times, one sign of the holiness of mystics and Saints was a special connection to animals. Animals have their own wisdom that comes in part from their otherness, they open a window to dimensions of God we might not otherwise see.
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A semi-wild feline who allows me to feed him, I can pet him as long as we stay outside. He’s a rather serious fellow who has a number of fields to patrol for foxes and raccoons. He also has a sense of responsibility when it comes to the numbers of voles in the garden.
When I go for my daily walk, I often see him in a dry ditch along the road. I like that he greets me with a meow.
I named him Valcor because he looks like the Luck Dragon in the Never Ending Story.
Carol Chapman
