MercyA Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 I like to make animal-related Bible verse posters for my Sunday School class. Some verses lend themselves more easily to this type of thing than others. I've done "Behold the lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world," for example. The verse I'm planning on using this time is "Blessed are the pure at heart, for they will see God" (Matthew 7:8). What animal (if any) comes to your mind when you think of purity of heart? Thanks! ❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonflower Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Eagle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Hedgehogs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) A dog, horse, cow, or pig. Those are the animals I have known that are very pure of heart. ETA: Also, goats. Edited March 5, 2019 by Selkie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 A dove. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 dove 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Also, an elephant. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 The lamb - because a lamb without blemish is what took away the sins of the world - because He was truly pure in heart. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaBelle Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Lamb. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 A dog. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acorn Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Dog 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 A CAT!!!!!** ** I had to say cat, for obvious reasons! Otherwise, I would have suggested using a picture of a super-cute Golden Retriever puppy because I think dogs are pure of heart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 I am loving all of your responses! Thank you, and please keep them coming!!! No one has yet mentioned the one I was thinking of--a fawn. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 What my brain first thought... Dove, but aside from the olive branch story, I have no idea why. LOL Lamb, biblical stories make this an obvious choice. Then my brain assesses that this reasoning also makes this apply to any newborn animal. Sloth....well cuz, ya know they are cute, and herbivores :0) Which then led me to Pandas......I think this could go on all day. haha 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Manatee. 😁 Besides the lamb which comes to mind in Biblical context. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Sea anemone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 These ideas make me smile!!! 😊 I'm wondering if a photo of an animal and a child together would work well? Here's a few I like, in no particular order: Girl and a pony: https://pixabay.com/photos/pony-girl-horse-child-animal-2595144/ Girl with goats: https://pixabay.com/photos/goat-kid-animal-goats-cub-3017394/ Girl and a dog: https://pixabay.com/photos/child-dog-pet-dress-girl-1867463/ I'll need to add the verse, of course, but do you all have any favorites out of these? (I love Pixabay! Copyright-free images, whoot!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Arctic Mama said: Hedgehogs or domesticated rats. No lie, they’re so sweet and gentle. I totally agree!!! And you weren't the first to mention hedgehogs.... ETA: And, okay, I know I've told this story here about three or four five or six times already, but I'll repeat it for newbies. My friend had a pet rat. The rat loved chocolate above all things. He received a chocolate egg for Easter, ate some of it, and stashed the rest away. The rat was in poor health and my friend took him to the vet, only to be told that he was not long for this world. My friend came home, sat with her rat, and started to cry. The rat went into his cage, took out his prized, half-eaten chocolate egg, and dropped it in front of my friend. True story. ♥️ Edited March 6, 2019 by MercyA 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 38 minutes ago, MercyA said: I totally agree!!! And you weren't the first to mention hedgehogs.... ETA: And, okay, I know I've told this story here about three or four times already, but I'll repeat it for newbies. My friend had a pet rat. The rat loved chocolate above all things. He received a chocolate egg for Easter, ate some of it, and stashed the rest away. The rat was in poor health and my friend took him to the vet, only to be told that he was not long for this world. My friend came home, sat with her rat, and started to cry. The rat went into his cage, took out his prized, half-eaten chocolate egg, and dropped it in front of my friend. True story. ♥️ I love that story. It always makes me get all teary-eyed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emba Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Kittens. Fluffy soft kittens. okay, lambs would also be good, from a theological perspective. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 A white dove. Cute idea, btw. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamonlyone Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Dove. The image that popped into my mind was the Holy Spirit descending like a dove when Jesus was baptized. Also, a dove of peace. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) @Quill and @iamonlyone, thank you so much! So interesting that so many are thinking of a dove! (I am out of likes for the evening....) Edited March 6, 2019 by MercyA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) Any baby animal...a duckling perhaps? (not just kidding) Edited March 6, 2019 by happi duck 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 @happi duck, I had the exact same thought about baby animals! And of course a duckling would be lovely! 💕 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 3 hours ago, MercyA said: These ideas make me smile!!! 😊 I'm wondering if a photo of an animal and a child together would work well? Here's a few I like, in no particular order: Girl and a pony: https://pixabay.com/photos/pony-girl-horse-child-animal-2595144/ Girl with goats: https://pixabay.com/photos/goat-kid-animal-goats-cub-3017394/ Girl and a dog: https://pixabay.com/photos/child-dog-pet-dress-girl-1867463/ I'll need to add the verse, of course, but do you all have any favorites out of these? (I love Pixabay! Copyright-free images, whoot!) I like the girl with the goats best 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 Just now, happi duck said: I like the girl with the goats best Me, too! 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 I'd have to go with elephants. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, Mergath said: I'd have to go with elephants. @Mergath, heck yes. Elephants grieve their dead, are joyful when meeting old friends, rescue their babies (and other species' babies!) from danger, celebrate births, and support injured members of their herd. We should be so pure of heart. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 A dog hands down ❤ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 The purest heart I can imagine would be a puppy's. Dogs are so pure and loyal and forgiving and full of unconditional love, and a puppy offers the most innocent, untainted version of that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 I'm not sure what pure of heart really means, but I thought of lamb first. And a unicorn because only a "pure" woman (a virgin) can capture it. But that's probably not what you are going for lol! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Top choice: Stellar’s Sea Cow. (purity of heart seemed to cause extinction for them...I hope they at least got God) Elephant. Dog. Horse. A bird crying for a dead mate (in birds who mate for life) also comes to my mind—but doubt it would for most people who haven’t experienced it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 I would say dogs (which surprises exactly no one, I'm sure! ). I think most humans will never know a love more pure than that of a good dog. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, MercyA said: I totally agree!!! And you weren't the first to mention hedgehogs.... ETA: And, okay, I know I've told this story here about three or four five or six times already, but I'll repeat it for newbies. My friend had a pet rat. The rat loved chocolate above all things. He received a chocolate egg for Easter, ate some of it, and stashed the rest away. The rat was in poor health and my friend took him to the vet, only to be told that he was not long for this world. My friend came home, sat with her rat, and started to cry. The rat went into his cage, took out his prized, half-eaten chocolate egg, and dropped it in front of my friend. True story. ♥️ Okay, you may have shared this multiple times, but it's the first I've read it! Oh my, what a sweet story. I just texted it to dd, who has had many rats through the years. Edited to add: As far as the actual point of the thread, most animals strike me as pure of heart. Edited March 6, 2019 by GailV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 16 hours ago, MercyA said: I totally agree!!! And you weren't the first to mention hedgehogs.... ETA: And, okay, I know I've told this story here about three or four five or six times already, but I'll repeat it for newbies. My friend had a pet rat. The rat loved chocolate above all things. He received a chocolate egg for Easter, ate some of it, and stashed the rest away. The rat was in poor health and my friend took him to the vet, only to be told that he was not long for this world. My friend came home, sat with her rat, and started to cry. The rat went into his cage, took out his prized, half-eaten chocolate egg, and dropped it in front of my friend. True story. ♥️ That story is both heart-warming and heart-breaking. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learning fun Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Baby seals get my vote with their big eyed gaze against all that fluffiness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 On 3/6/2019 at 11:37 AM, MercyA said: I am loving all of your responses! Thank you, and please keep them coming!!! No one has yet mentioned the one I was thinking of--a fawn. I was thinking of deer though I have no idea why. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 20 hours ago, Pen said: Top choice: Stellar’s Sea Cow. (purity of heart seemed to cause extinction for them...I hope they at least got God) Elephant. Dog. Horse. A bird crying for a dead mate (in birds who mate for life) also comes to my mind—but doubt it would for most people who haven’t experienced it. Yes this was my other thought about the birds. Wild ducks and even though they seem really strange as an example of purity I believe crows do this as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Dogs don’t work so well for me because scripturally they are seen as “unclean”. Although as symbols of devotion and humility they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 the unicorn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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