Fritz… my dog and God’s merciful hand

God is Love.

God is Love.

God is Love.

God is Merciful

God is Merciful

God is Merciful

1 Chronicles 16:34
Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!For His mercy endures forever.

Our dog Fritz died this early a.m.   May sound odd to some, but this scripture is what came to me…

1 Chronicles 16:34
Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!For His mercy endures forever.

since my sister and I heard the news that he (Fritzi) had massive cell cancer we both began praying; asking God to be merciful toward him, and I believe He was.

One week ago we heard the news; yet I could see a slow deterioration in him for awhile.   He needed all the help he could get from us both (sis and I) and honestly this hit me just as it would if he had been a person.    It wasn’t that he died; this is something we all expect to happen, yet I can understand now why people do not want to nurse their pet to it’s grave.    We both needed all the strength we could get from God and also we needed His wisdom.

Fritz could get under my skin… I won’t lie… he surely could.   He was a very verbal, argumentative dog.  So help me I at times would think to myself:  ‘hey this dog is smarter than we are”.    ‘ Sassa Frass’  is what I called him on occasion.  Roo Roo is what he was known for.  “Ya big hound” became a nickname he did not much care for.    “My sweet baby boy” is what my sister called him.  “Distinguished Gentleman”, ’salivating old man’, ‘big horse’, ‘floppy mopsy’ and ‘Big Handsome”.

Early this morning we took him to the vet hospital after his passing; it was hard for sis to leave him.   I only want to Thank God for bending His ear to our prayers and extending His mercy.