(p. A17) My mini bernedoodle, Sugaree, meets me at the door when she hears me on the front porch steps. She jumps in anticipation—all four legs catching air—until I enter the hallway. It’s a love that doesn’t diminish.
This is my welcome every weeknight when I come home from work. I haven’t split the atom, ended world hunger or even brought her a new chew toy, yet I am honored like Pompey the Great in his third Roman triumph.
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British writer C.S. Lewis . . . in “The Problem of Pain,” . . . made a plausible case for hounds in heaven. Lewis thought sufficient selfhood might exist in dogs and other domesticated animals that their immortality is subsumed within their master’s heavenly destiny.
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God surely has use for a creature that teaches us so much about love.
For the full commentary, see:
Mike Kerrigan. “Our Dog, Who Art in Heaven.” The Wall Street Journal (Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024): A17.
(Note: ellipses added.)
(Note: the online version of the commentary has the date January 3, 2024, and has the same title as the print version.)
The C.S. Lewis book mentioned above is:
Lewis, C. S. The Problem of Pain. San Francisco, CA: Harper One, 2001.