Encouragement

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Bless the Lord,
O my soul.
[Psalms 103:1]
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(Loud, whiny,
early-morning,
nasal tone.)
"LORD?"
(Blow some fur,
off of the keyboard.)
Does my cat have
a SOUL?"

[PATIENT SILENCE.]

"My friend just emailed
me a note, saying...
'animals do not have a soul'!"

[PATIENT SIGH.]

"Heck, the smallest KITTEN
has a bigger SOUL..than
any PERSON, I KNOW!"

[SMILE.]

"WHY would somebody
SAY THAT?"

[SIGH.]

"That's TERRIBLE!"

"Child......"

(Point up to the ceiling.)
"WAIT A MINUTE!
NOBODY's gonna TELL
ME, that my KITTY DOESN'T HAVE A SOUL!"

[SIGH.]

"SHAME ON THEM!"

[PATIENT GAZE.]

"AAAARRRGGGH!"

[PATIENT GAZE AT
RUMPLED CHILD SITTING
IN HER FADED PINK BATHROBE,
WITH A FUZZY, SHEDDING, OLD CAT ON
HER LAP.]

"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT,
LORD! YOU PUT TOO MUCH
BAD STUFF, ABOUT ANIMALS,
IN THE BIBLE!"

"Calm down,
child."

"AND....never..ONCE,
WAS THERE A KITTY IN THERE!
AND, THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
LOVED CATS! HOW COME
THEY WEREN'T IN THAT
EXODUS PART?"

[PATIENTLY SHAKING
HEAD.]

"How COME, YA DIDN'T
ADD A CAT TO 'A THOSE
PARTS WHERE PHARAOH WAS
TALKIN' TO MOSES?"

[CHUCKLE.]

"CATS ARE THE BEST!
HECK! IT WAS MY HUSBAND
WHO WALKED OUT ON ME!
NOT MY CAT!"
(Hurtful glare at the ceiling plaster.)
"AND...MY KITTY HAS MORE
SOUL IN THE TIP OF
HIS LEFT PAW!"

[SIGH.]

"....THAN ANY OLD
HUMAN!"

[QUIET VOICE.]
"Trust Me,
child."

(Shout.)
"I DUNNO WHO
YA ARE,
SOMETIMES!"

[WISE NOD.]
"Your
Soul
Maker."
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Bless the Lord,
O my soul!
[Psalms 104:1]

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