What is it about a dog that endears them to us. I believe it is the fact that they accept us. They don't care what we look like or what kind of mood we are in - they just love us.
The greeters at our churches should be as glad to see the people who come through the doors. Ok, so the jumping and face licking would probably not go over so well, but the sheer joy of seeing you again is amazing.
Even if you have just gone in the other room for a few minutes, they are thrilled when you re-enter the room.
It often feels like we need to act a certain way of live a certain way, in order to be accepted in the church. If we go back to the Bible, Christ accepted people where they were. He didn't heal only the elite and he didn't only associate with the affluent.
One of the first things that we need to do, though is to accept ourselves. We need to know that being single is not a disease. It is the place that we are in our lives. Christ knows us and loves us right where we are today. He knows our desires and our needs. He also knows what plans He has for us and where we need to be in our lives in order best fulfill that role.
We also need to be careful not to judge others. We need to understand that everyone has something that they are struggling with and we need to be sensitive to those hurts and needs. If we want to be accepted by others - we must first learn to accept others.
We need to be more open to showing love and acceptance - maybe we could take some lessons from the dogs.
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