The feast day of St. Francis of Assisi was on October 4. This last Sunday was also the day that many churches have their blessing of the animals service. In light of these events, I want to post some verses this week about animals and the creation.
Psalm 24:1 -- "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell there in."
Proverbs 12:10 -- "Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel."
Psalm 95:5 -- "The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land."
Job 12:7-10 -- "But ask the beasts, and they will teach you, the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind."
Psalm 36:6 -- "Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. You, Lord, preserve both people and animals."
Isaiah 11:6 -- "The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together, and a little child shall lead them."
Tobit 6:1-2 -- "The young man went out and the angel went with him; and the dog came out with him and went along with them."
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