Beauty In Beasts

A local news affiliate ran a story today about a local farm. The farm has several miniature horses and donkeys, which the owners regularly load into a trailer and take to area nursing homes. The clip I saw (which I searched for in vain, so no link is available right now, alas) was wondrous. The expressions on the faces of the aged ones as they stroked and talked to the little equines were beyond beautiful.

One wisp of a lady said to a donkey, “You’re so beautiful. You’re a beautiful girl. I believe you’re the most beautiful of them all.” And the large brown eyes gazed back at her with placid warmth.

I like to believe — and I truly do believe — that the horses and donkeys received as much benefit and blessings from the encounters as the nursing home residents did.

My heart sings at such a display of love and concern. May God bless those who conceived this idea and put it into practice.

~ S.K. Orr