February 8, 2008

My Journey to God

Do Dogs Go to Heaven?

Do dogs go to heaven,
can that be?
This query I must discern,
for I have three.

Love is made manifest,
as they are so.
If not to heaven,
where do they go?

God is Love,
His creations are thus.
Love is our purpose,
our eternal trust.

Heaven is where
eternal Love exists.
Love is our nourishment,
our aid to subsist.

Since dogs are of Love,
where else can they be?
But in heaven waiting,
with kisses for thee.

By Jim Scharfenberger

(Jim Scarfenberger is a member of St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Indianapolis. He wrote this poem for several friends whose pets died recently.)

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