Rescue Dogs.. and God

My wife and I have a rescue dog named Cooper and I have written a 'beautiful' poem that captures my life with him.

Ode to Cooper
Cooper is our little rescue dog;
there's no doubt he LOVES my wife Mary,.
BUT despite the fact I 'm the one who rescued him;
​.. for me.. Cooper remains wary. 
I so want Cooper to love me too..
but he's a work in progress..
You see Cooper does not trust me ..
leaving me judged without due process.        

Thank you, thank you

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But then I stop and realize.. I am SORTA a rescue dog too. 

For  example, in this big old bad world I might turn on the evening news and .. I get uneasy as I can sense the tension in Washington, so I start to growl at partisan politics as I pace the room. My demeanor  only gets worse as these 'News SHOWS' spew this world's hatred, racism, and violence all wrapped in their biased narrative void of truth leaving me out of control barking my panic and distrust of this world.  ​

​This state of panic and unease over just the evening news can leave me in reality wary of my God.  He is my perfect loving Heavenly Father, Jesus my Savior, and the Holy Spirit my comforter. My God is  my rescuer from both the  evening  news and  anything else found in this broken world.

So just like Cooper I need to chill. Chill and realize this broken world is the result of man's own free will, and compromised desires.  This brokenness was never a part of God's plan.  So chill Jeff, and realize in God I have hope, a future, and a plan for happiness.  So.. No more barking.

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May each of us find our hope (our rescue) in the loving Heavenly Father who sent his son Jesus as our savior, and his Holy Spirit as our comfort.

​note: God is still our rescuer even when we bark.

Now if Cooper would only understand that about me. 

​Jeff (Rescued) Larson

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