Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) was a French-German theologian, physician, philosopher and musician - and, in my opinion, a uniquely loving human being. One of our volunteers was kind enough to share the following with me, and I was deeply moved by Schweitzer’s words. I hope you are, too.
A Prayer for Animals
Hear our humble prayer, O God, for our friends, the animals,
especially for animals who are suffering:
for any that are hunted or lost of deserted
or frightened or hungry;
for all that must be put to death.
We entreat for them all Thy mercy and pity,
and for those who deal with them
we ask a heart of compassion and gentle hands and kindly words.
Make us, ourselves, to be true friends to animals
and so to share the blessings of the merciful.
- Albert Schweitzer
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That was lovely! Thanks for sharing.
(Fred does an Albert Schweitzer dance.)
I think all of us bloggers need to get together to do a FRED HETZ thank-you dance!
1) My pleasure, Mishale!
2) I must see this Albert Schweitzer dance!
3) Karen, I couldn’t agree more!
4) Just came upon this quote, completely serendipitously, today:
“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” - Albert Schweitzer
You and Karen made me smile. Thank you!