Article March 26, 2012 Issue

Tender care for all God's creatures

Caroline Martin

Dusty

Caroline Martin

For as long as I can remember, I felt called to the caring of animals. Even as a child I would wake up very early to explore the woods behind my home, searching for injured or orphaned animals. I would bring home birds, mice, toads, baby rabbits, bats—any creature who seemed in need. Once I even brought home a neighbor’s cat, asking my mom: “Can we keep him? He looked so lonely just sitting in their yard!”

Dusty

My very patient parents nurtured this quality of caring, and encouraged the compassion that so naturally sprang from my child heart. For a while I dreamed of becoming a veterinarian, then of having an animal sanctuary. Later, when I embraced Christian Science as a way of healing, I envisioned a center where I could support animals and their people through prayer.

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