The Resurrection

   It may seem odd that I've entitled this post "The Resurrection" when this post is about my rabbit, Dekker. He passed away today. I had my cousin's dog (Dakota) over at my house and Dakota caught Dekker with her teeth.
   Dekker, just like each person, had his own personality. When I talked to other rabbit owners about their rabbits I noticed that every rabbit was different. Dekker was a house rabbit and was allowed to run around the house pretty much anywhere he wanted. He was territorial, but not as territorial as female rabbits. He was always another presence in a house where it was just my father and myself. He was so adorable when he was laying down on the floor because he seemed much more vulnerable and almost relaxed. He was hard to get a good picture of though.  :)
   You know, it's okay to be sad when our pets die. They act as our companions and our friends. They probably know us better than our best friends do because they see what others do not.
   Just like our marriages here on earth, the relationships with our pets are not meant to go beyond our time here. When we marry, that relationship is meant for earth as well, but not for heaven. We are given a partner in marriage here on earth to demonstrate Christ's love for the church. It's because it is here on earth that it is need, not in heaven where there is no sin. The relationship we have with our pets is similar. It's meant to be a source of comfort, a tool for teaching, and a reflection of the basic love any person can have. If we beat our animals, then we are not saying that we love them.

   Matthew 22:25-30
   "Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother. The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh. Finally, the woman died. Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her? Jesus replied, 'You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.'"

   I can't be mad at the dog who killed my rabbit. I'm hurt by the way it happened, even that it happened at all, but I'm not mad at Dakota. If I could give advice, then I would say that Dakota needs some actual dog training. I'm not mad at her though.

Experience

What experience can you give when you've live but a short life?
What lessons can you teach?
What advice can you impart?
What hope can you pass on?

Even if you're only a teenager, you have something to give. Even if you're only 15, you have already lived.
Everyone can provide something. And as you live, you learn.
Here's hoping you do something with the knowledge you already have.