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LABRADOR ANGEL Today's Devotional Read: Psalm 3 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel –; James 3 Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love. Psalm 3:8 In 2019, Cap Dashwood and his sweet black lab companion, Chaela (“Chae” in memory of his lab who died; “la,” Dashwood’s abbreviation for “Labrador angel”), accomplished something remarkable: reaching a mountain summit each day for 365 consecutive days. Dashwood has a moving story to tell. He left home at sixteen, explaining simply, “Bad family life.” But these past wounds led him to find healing elsewhere. He explains, “Sometimes when you’re disappointed by people, you turn to something else. You know?” For Dashwood, mountain climbing and the unconditional love of his black lab companion has been a big part of that “something else.” For those of us, like myself, who deeply love our animal companions, a big piece of why we do is the sweet, utterly unconditional love they pour out—a kind of love that’s rare. But I like to think the love they effortlessly give points to a much greater and deeper reality than the failures of others—God’s unshakable, boundless love upholding the universe. In Psalm 3, as in many of his prayers, it’s only David’s faith in that unshakable, “unfailing love” (v. ) that tethers him hope in a time when he feels utterly alone. But a lifetime of walking with God gives him just enough strength trust that the morning will “bring word of your unfailing love” (v. 8. Just enough hope trust again and let God lead the way paths unknown (v. 8. What signs of God’s unfailing, unending love do you see in the world around you? How have your experiences of the love of God through others or even animal companions given you renewed hope and courage? Loving God, thank You for showing how believe in love and joy again. Help be a channel of that hope for others. 
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