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Sabbath, September 7, 2024
Several mornings a week before breakfast, I’ll hop in the car and take a little drive, singing along with a series of voice-practice soundtracks which help me exercise my voice.
I was driving along a deserted side street, caroling away, when I spotted several rabbits sitting close to the road. They seemed so unconcerned by my car that I drove past them, then turned around and came back to get a better photo.
They were so beautiful that I thought that the center rabbit might have been a statue, a realistic decoy to keep the others company. But they all moved, and seemed friends with each other.
Since most of the rabbits I see in our own neighborhood are of the salt-and-pepper tan color, I’m wondering if these three (and there was actually a fourth on the other side of the road) were actually pets. Whatever the case, they were perfectly at ease with each other.
And they were of different colors. As I understand, in the bird and animal kingdoms, sometimes a difference in color can cause persecution and ostracism. But these bunnies seemed oblivious to their different hues.
Did you know that the Bible is emphatically against any kind of racism? You’ll find nine Scriptures forbidding it at the link just below.