Here in Billings, people make generous donations to the Food Bank and other charities, and also contribute to the welfare of those two hundred dogs seized and rescued from a puppy farm in Ballantine. Some friends of mine from an animal shelter once reminded me that if humans are hungry, their pets are also hungry, so if you are going to buy food for a family, it's good to check to see if they have a critter.
Lately I have been reading about the greater number of pet horses that are being turned loose to fend for themselves in the wild. If we cannot rescue them, we can pray this portion of Psalm 104 (verses 25-32) on their behalf:
O Lord, how manifold are your works!
in wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
Yonder is the great and wide sea
with its living things too many to number,
creatures both small and great.
There move the ships,
and there is that Leviathan,
which you have made for the sport of it.
All of them look to you
to give them their food in due season.
You give it to them; they gather it;
you open you hand, and they are filled with good things.
You hide your face, and thy are terrified;
you take away their breath,
and they die and return to the dust.
You send forth your Spirit, and they are creatd;
and so you renew the face of the earth.
May the glory of the Lord endure for ever;
may the Lord rejoice in all his works.
In peace,
Linda+
The Rev. Linda McCloud
Vicar, Holy Cross Church Episcopal
Billings, Montana
406-208-7314
www.holycrosschurchbillings.org
photo: well-cared-for horses on a farm
on the West End of Billings
May 2008
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