Dogs And Cats

(In the Catholic church, the Paschal Triduum is the three days leading up to Easter. There are evening services on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. My preferred blogging time is after dinner, and since we're leaving for church shortly after that it's been hard for me to post. Until my schedule gets back to normal, please enjoy this comparison of canines and felines)

Adam and Eve said, "Lord, when we were in the garden, you walked with us every day. Now we do not see you anymore. We are lonesome here, and it is difficult for us to remember how much you love us."

God said, "I will create a companion for you that will be with you and who will be a reflection of my love for you, so that you will love me even when you cannot see me. Regardless of how selfish or childish or unlovable you may be, this new companion will accept you as you are and will love you as I do, in spite of yourselves."

God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam and Eve. It was a good animal and God was pleased. The new animal was pleased to be with Adam and Eve and he wagged his tail.

Adam said, "Lord, I have already named all the animals in the Kingdom and I cannot think of a name for this new animal."

God said, "Because I have created this new animal to be a reflection of my love for you, his name will be a reflection of my own name, and you will call him DOG."

Dog lived with Adam and Eve and was a companion to them and loved them. They were comforted, God was pleased, and Dog was content and wagged his tail.

After a while, it came to pass that an angel came to the Lord and said, "Lord, Adam and Eve have become filled with pride. They strut and preen like peacocks and they believe they are worthy of adoration. Dog has indeed taught them that they are loved, but perhaps too well."

God said, "I will create for them a companion who will be with them and who will see them as they are. The companion will remind them of their limitations, so they will know that they are not always worthy of adoration.'

God created CAT to be a companion to Adam and Eve. Cat would not obey them, and when Adam and Eve gazed into Cat's eyes, they were reminded that they were not the Supreme Beings. 

Adam and Eve learned humility, and they were greatly improved. God was pleased. Dog was happy. Cat didn't give a fig one way or the other.

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