I will never laugh at anyone for grieving over a loved beast. I think God wants us to love Him more, not to love creatures (even animals) less. We love everything in one way too much (i.e., at the expense of our love for Him), but in another way we love every- thing too little.
No person, animal, flower, or even pebble has ever been loved too much—i.e., more than every one of God’s works deserves.
From The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III
Compiled in Words to Live By
Compiled in Words to Live By
The Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis, Volume III: Narnia, Cambridge, and Joy 1950-1963. Copyright © 2007 by C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. Used with permission of HarperCollins Publishers. Words to Live By: A Guide for the Merely Christian. Copyright © 2007 by C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. Used with permission of HarperCollins Publishers.
That deserves repeating. Nothing has ever been loved more than every one of God’s works deserve. However, it is the status of being created by God that makes of worthy of love, not our actions or lack of them.
It is easy to hear this, but take a moment to really let it sink in. Yes, you deserve to be loved more than we can imagine. Let us spend our lives here below with that sure knowledge, and our behavior will reflect that reality by shaping us to God’s will.
Being loved,
Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
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