Now I may just be an old dog, but while I lay on my favorite old rug I pay attention.
I watch my human a lot.
Not in a creepy way—more like a “when’s the next snack?” kind of way. But while I’m watching, I’m also learning.
The other day, my human sat real still with that worn Bible open, and I heard him read:
“So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
- 1 Corinthians 13:13 ESV
I tilted my head.
I do that when something sounds important.
Faith, Hope, and Love.
I don’t know all the big words, but I think I know what they look like.
Faith must be like when I sit by the door, even when I don’t see my human yet.
I just know he’s coming back.
Never once has he forgotten me.
I don’t understand clocks or schedules—but I trust him anyway.
when he can’t see the outcome
That must be faith… trusting even when you can’t see.
Hope feels like when I hear the faint rattle of the treat jar lid from another room.
I haven’t tasted it yet, but oh, I’m already wagging.
My whole body leans forward like the good thing is already on its way.
That must be hope… expecting something good because you know the One giving it is good.
But Love… well, I know that one best.
Love is staying close when my human’s quiet and heavy-hearted.
Love is greeting him like he’s the greatest thing in the world—even if he just stepped outside for a minute.
Love is not keeping score, not holding grudges, not walking away.
And from what I can tell, love is what my human is trying to learn from God.
I don’t think my human always realizes it, but he’s teaching me.
Not with commands or treats, but just by trying to live what he says he believes right there in the middle of ordinary days….
Faith when he can’t see the outcome.
Hope when tomorrow feels far away.
Love that doesn’t quit, doesn’t run off, doesn’t change its mind.
I’ve noticed something else too.
Faith looks ahead.
Hope holds on and leans forward.
But love?
Love stays.
Right here.
Right now.
It fills the room, settles in the quiet, and holds on when everything else feels uncertain.
Maybe that’s why it’s the greatest.
I don’t know much about the future.
I don’t worry about tomorrow’s storms or yesterday’s mistakes.
I just stay close to my human and trust he’ll take care of me.
Seems to me, that’s what God is asking of him too.
So I’ll keep watching.
I’ll keep learning.
And I’ll keep wagging my tail at faith, hope, and especially love.
Because if a dog can see it this clearly…
It must be worth living
Keep the Faith… Carpe Diem
