Inspirational
Thoughts....
| Just this
side of heaven is a place called the Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here,
that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of
our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of
food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
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| All the animals who had been ill and old are
restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole
and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times
gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing;
they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly
stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager
body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the
green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally
meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The
happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved
head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long
gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
-Author unknown
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Do
not stand at my grave and weep;
I
am not there. I do not sleep.
I
am a thousand winds that blow.
I
am the diamond glints on snow.
I
am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I
am the gentle autumn's rain.
When
you awaken in the morning's hush,
I
am the swift uplifting rush
of
quiet birds in circled flight.
I
am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do
not stand at my grave and cry;
I
am not there, I did not die.
IN
THE CANDLE'S GLOW
Warm
light coming from far below,
Twinkling,
sparkling is the candle's glow.
All
is well up on the ridge,
The
place we know as Rainbow Bridge.
Fur
babies sleeping in heaven's light,
Tended
by candles in the night.
Peaceful
dreams be theirs to keep,
As
they slumber in this night so deep.
Hearts
on earth that miss them so
Take
comfort in the candle's glow,
Watching
for them in skies above,
Bound
eternally by a cords of love.
By
Laura Hickman
Unlike
most days at Rainbow Bridge, this day dawned cold and gray, damp as a swamp
and as dismal as could be imagined. All of the recent arrivals had no idea
what to think, as they had never experienced a day like this before. But the
animals who had been waiting for their beloved people knew exactly what was
going on and started to gather at the pathway leading to The Bridge to watch.
It
wasn't long before an elderly animal came into view, head hung low and tail
dragging. The other animals, the ones who had been there for a while, knew
what his story was right away, for they had seen this happen far too often.
He
approached slowly, obviously in great emotional pain, but with no sign of
injury or illness. Unlike all of the other animals waiting at The Bridge, this
animal had not been restored to youth and made healthy and vigorous again. As
he walked toward The Bridge, he watched all of the other animals watching him.
He knew he was out of place here and the sooner he could cross over, the
happier he would be. But, alas, as he approached The Bridge, his way was
barred by the appearance of an Angel who apologized, but told him that he
would not be able to pass. Only those animals who were with their people could
pass over Rainbow Bridge. With no place else to turn to, the elderly animal
turned towards the fields before The Bridge and saw a group of other animals
like himself, also elderly and infirm. They weren't playing, but rather simply
lying on the green grass, forlornly staring out at the pathway leading to The
Bridge. And so, he took his place among them, watching the pathway and
waiting.
One
of the newest arrivals at The Bridge didn't understand what he had just
witnessed and asked one of the animals that had been there for awhile to
explain it to him.
"You
see, that poor animal was a rescue. He entered rescue just as you see him now,
an older animal with his fur graying and his eyes clouding. He never made it
out of rescue and passed on with only the love of his rescuer to comfort him
as he left his earthly existance. Because he had no family to give his love
to, he has no one to escort him across The Bridge."
The
first animal thought about this for a minute and then asked, "So what
will happen now?" As he was about to receive his answer, the clouds
suddenly parted and the gloom lifted. Approaching The Bridge could be seen a
single person and among the older animals, a whole group was suddenly bathed
in a golden light and they were all young and healthy again, just as they were
in the prime of life.
"Watch,
and see.", said the second animal. A second group of animals from those
waiting came to the pathway and bowed low as the person neared. At each bowed
head, the person offered a pat on the head or a scratch behind the ears. The
newly restored animals fell into line and followed him towards The Bridge.
They all crossed The Bridge together.
"What
happened?"
"That
was a rescuer. The animals you saw bowing in respect were those who found new
homes because of his work. They will cross when their new families arrive.
Those you saw restored were those who never found homes. When a rescuer
arrives, they are allowed to perform one, final act of rescue. They are
allowed to escort those poor animals that they couldn't place with families on
earth, across The Rainbow Bridge."
"I
think I like rescuer's", said the first animal.
"So
does GOD", was the reply.
~ By Benny Arculeta ~