Part Five – “Through The Cross To The New Creation, The Church In Action”

On animal rights, mental health, and Christianity.

Shepherding All God's Creatures

We continue with Part Five in this series, written by May Tripp, founder of Animal Christian Concern, or ACC.  If you have not read the previous posts you can find them here:  Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four.  This article is included in the book, “Animal Welfare:  Through The Cross, A Collection Of Animal Christian Concern Articles” by Roslyne Smith.  The book can be purchased here.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo – Christ Carrying the Cross
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PART FIVE

Sickness is yet another cross, another separation from God. Oh yes, I know that some people can be saintly in illness, but others more readily doubt the love of God and feel anger against Him. Again, we remember how Jesus Himself cried out forsakenly as He felt the pain of the Cross. Our human sickness is also shared by the natural creation…

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