by John Imler
John is an RVchurchesUSA Ambassador and author of It's Never Too Late

Why am I crying? you might ask. Did you lose a relative? Did some financial loss take you by surprise? Did your wife run off with someone else? None of those things happened to make me cry.

However, I did have to say goodbye to a very close companion—one from whom I have learned many lessons about my God and Master. In fact, in my book, It's Never Too Late – A Prodigal Pastor Returns by WinePress Group (877-421-7323), I devoted an entire chapter to lessons I learned from this special friend (Elvis our dog) that God gave to my wife Ruth and me for our 50th Wedding Anniversary.

Now after eight years he has left us, and I find myself praying, “God let there be a place in heaven for good and faithful friends like him. You even declared in your Word, ‘A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel’ (Proverbs 12:10).”

Yes, grown men do cry and sometimes it is for one of God’s other creations like our dog Elvis. I am not ashamed that I learned to cry over many things that come my way in this life on earth. How about you?

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