Post by blazinsaddles on Jan 10, 2007 13:13:42 GMT -5
Unlike most of the sun filled days at the Rainbow Bridge, this particular day dawned cold gray, damp as a swamp, and as dismal as any day could be imagined. All of the recent arrivals had no idea what to think, as they had never ever experienced a day like this before. But the animals that had been there for awhile and 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, his head hung low, so very low, and his tail dragging. The other animals, the ones who had been there for awhile, knew what his story was right away, for they had seen this happen far, far, to often. He approached slowly, very slowly, and was obviously in great emotional pain, but with no sign of injury of 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, it was not to be. As he approached The Bridge, his way was barred by the appearance of an Angel who sadly apologized to him, and then told him that he would not be able to pass. Only those animals that are with their people could pass over The Rainbow Bridge.
With no place else to turn, the elderly animal turned towards the fields before The Bridge and saw a group of other
animals like him, 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 to wait among them,
watching the pathway that lead across The Bridge.
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 awhile to explain it to him. "You see, that poor animal over there, with the others, they are rescues. He was turned in to a rescue just as you see him now, an older animal with his fur graying and his eyes clouding. Sadly, he never made it out of the rescue and passed on with only the love of his rescuer to comfort him as he left his earthly existence. Because he had not 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, suddenly, the clouds parted swiftly, and the gloom lifted with a mighty wind. Approaching The Bridge could be seen a single person, and suddenly the group of older animals were bathed in a golden light and they were all once again, young and helathy, just as they were in the prime of their life. A second group fo animals from those waiting came to the pathway and bowed their heads ever so low as the person neared closer. At each bowed head, the person offered a pat on the head or a scratch behind the ears. Then, the newly restored animals fell into line and followed the person towards The Bridge. And then, one by one, they all crossed The Bridge together.
"What just happened?" asked the first animal. "That person was a rescuer. The animals you saw bowing to the rescuer in respect were those who found new homes because of all their work. They will all cross over The Bridge 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 all those poor animals that they couldn't place on earth across The Rainbow Bridge."
"I think I like rescuers," said the first animal. "So does GOD," was the reply from the second animal, "so does GOD."
It wasn't long before an elderly animal came into view, his head hung low, so very low, and his tail dragging. The other animals, the ones who had been there for awhile, knew what his story was right away, for they had seen this happen far, far, to often. He approached slowly, very slowly, and was obviously in great emotional pain, but with no sign of injury of 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, it was not to be. As he approached The Bridge, his way was barred by the appearance of an Angel who sadly apologized to him, and then told him that he would not be able to pass. Only those animals that are with their people could pass over The Rainbow Bridge.
With no place else to turn, the elderly animal turned towards the fields before The Bridge and saw a group of other
animals like him, 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 to wait among them,
watching the pathway that lead across The Bridge.
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 awhile to explain it to him. "You see, that poor animal over there, with the others, they are rescues. He was turned in to a rescue just as you see him now, an older animal with his fur graying and his eyes clouding. Sadly, he never made it out of the rescue and passed on with only the love of his rescuer to comfort him as he left his earthly existence. Because he had not 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, suddenly, the clouds parted swiftly, and the gloom lifted with a mighty wind. Approaching The Bridge could be seen a single person, and suddenly the group of older animals were bathed in a golden light and they were all once again, young and helathy, just as they were in the prime of their life. A second group fo animals from those waiting came to the pathway and bowed their heads ever so low as the person neared closer. At each bowed head, the person offered a pat on the head or a scratch behind the ears. Then, the newly restored animals fell into line and followed the person towards The Bridge. And then, one by one, they all crossed The Bridge together.
"What just happened?" asked the first animal. "That person was a rescuer. The animals you saw bowing to the rescuer in respect were those who found new homes because of all their work. They will all cross over The Bridge 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 all those poor animals that they couldn't place on earth across The Rainbow Bridge."
"I think I like rescuers," said the first animal. "So does GOD," was the reply from the second animal, "so does GOD."
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