The nuns at the catholic HS I attended said that heaven would be the total bliss of god’s presence. No family or friends or anything and certainly no horses, just god. I always thought it sounded boring
There is no bliss without family, friends, horses, dogs etc. IMO an alleged omniscient, omnipresent vaporous essence of a being (as some present God to be)… cannot provide that kind of bliss.
To be in God’s presence is to be surrounded by, aware of, and filled with pure love. A love that knows you completely, knows all of your faults and failings and wipes all of those away with that pure love. That love knows who you truly are and accepts you just as you are.
(And when it comes to horses and dogs, I do remember remarking to my mother that I could not believe that God would want a noble a spirit as my dog Flair had to cease to be.)
and if that photo is from the 1940’s version of the story, then I have a photo of the horse as an elderly guy, who in his old age, had a job greeting restaurant patrons in AZ in the 60’s.
OMG, you’re right! Ha! I didn’t even make the connection. LOL. I also didn’t make the meme. I just googled one that said Hi-Ho Silver! That’s hysterical. And also very informative. I’m glad the old guy had a gig in his later years. Super nice horse.