If unconditional love, loyalty, and obedience are the tickets to an et…

Richard Rohr
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If unconditional love, loyalty, and obedience are the tickets to an eternal life, then my black Labrador, Venus, will surely be there long before me, along with all the dear animals in nature who care for their young at great cost to themselves and have suffered so much at the hands of humans. ✨ Richard Rohr (2013). Immortal Diamond: The search for our true self, p.124, SPCK
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