Our Pets Have Got Go To Heaven, They have souls too Options

[margo]

What do theologians and ministers say about this issue?

My Ashley deserves to be in heaven more than many people I know. I see his story as a story of triumph of good over evil. When I think what he went through for most of his life--I know he was abused because of the way he would flinch sometimes, especially when I made sudden movements or touched his ears. I told you all how the vet said he was shot twice, one shot breaking his leg. And then his many years of being a stray, with infected eyes, most people chased him away from their homes. He came up on my porch to get food for two years--before he finally let me pet him.

Yet none of it really touched him--his sweet nature was unaffected. He never scratched even when he felt scared or threatened. My other cat, only half his size, would bully him and chase him off the couch and he let her get away with it. He was never in a bad mood. How many humans would remain unscathed through these kinds of experiences? I wouldn't.

"Blessed are the meek"-that was him. He better be in heaven, that's all I can say. Not waiting around for me to get there, but enjoying himself, free from fear, all the deprivation and suffering erased. Maybe adopted by an angel!

[Norah'sMom]

I wanted to bring this post back to the top, because it is something that is on our minds a lot. I agree wholeheartedly. I understand how it must be very hard for many people to believe in something they cannot see. But that is because they do not have faith.

Matthew 13: 31-32: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches."

Matthew 17: 20-21: "I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."

Matthew: 21: 20-22: "How did the fig tree wither so quickly?" the disciples asked. Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."

I think this passage is interesting because we know physically it's impossible for a mountain to throw itself into the sea, and so in this case, our knowledge impedes our faith that God can do anything. God says here that it IS possible with faith for a mountain to throw itself into the sea! So wouldn't it be EVEN MORE LIKELY that God will provide a loving home for our sweet little precious babies after they die?

While we should never give up the search for truth and knowledge, I believe that a loving, caring God who has a plan for our lives, will reunite us with our human and animal family members in heaven, and that this is just one part of the great reward for being faithful. Which is more valuable, proof or faith? For me personally? Faith. And I am a science writer.