Br. John Henry Peters, O.P., on Puppies and Friendship with God

"What if we are like puppies in the eyes of God? If we try reading Scripture - especially the Psalms - through a puppy lens, some remarkable parallels present themselves. 

"To begin with, God is our master who takes care of us. A puppy is purchased at a price, and thus belongs to its owner. So too, we have been purchased by God (1 Cor 6:20) and we belong to him (Ps 95:3). A puppy looks to its owner to feed it. The psalmist points our trusting gaze to God: 'The eyes of all look hopefully to you; you give them their food in due season' (Ps 145:15). God, as the best master, provides for us in all our needs (Mt 6:25-33). A puppy simply wants to be with its master. The psalmist likewise wishes: 'One thing I ask of the Lord; this I seek: to dwell in the Lord's house all the days of my life' (Ps 27:4)."

In a recent commentary, Brother John Henry Peters, O.P., reflected on some of the ways we can learn some lessons from "man's best friend" about how we can become friends of God.

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