My kitchen table was covered with
papers. It was the end of the month and I was trying to get all of my paperwork
done and taken to the office on time. I sat down in a chair, picked up my pen,
and started writing on the first page. Just then a flash of motion caught my
eye. I looked out my window and saw my neighbors’ white beagle standing on my
back porch. She had gotten free from her yard and was having fun running loose.
Knowing my neighbors were at work I looked at my
paperwork, sighed, and put down the pen. I headed out the backdoor and whistled
for the dog to come. She looked like she might come to me for a second, but then
she caught a scent in the air and headed for the woods. I ran after her calling
and whistling the whole time. As I followed her further and further into the
woods, I grew frustrated. "Come on!", I said to no one in particular. "I have
work to do!"
Suddenly, I heard a soft, gentle voice that was not my
own whisper in my mind. "Your job is to love," it said. At that moment my heart
was filled with a warmth and love that are beyond my words to describe. My eyes
moistened and I smiled at the same time. I squatted down and called my
neighbors’ dog again. This time the beagle turned and ran happily into my arms.
She licked my face over and over as I carried her the quarter mile back to her
yard. Even though my arms were tired my heart was light. I was at peace doing my
real job. The paperwork could wait.
God loves us all and His greatest joy is in seeing us
love each other as well. To love is our job, our mission, and our purpose in
this life. Do your job well then and have the time of your life while you do it.
Love God. Love yourself. Love others. Love animals. Love this world.
Love your life. Share your love in everything you
think, feel, say and do. And rejoice in the peace and happiness it brings to you
always.
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