{"id":14889,"date":"2026-03-10T10:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/5-stories-that-prove-animals-are-gods-messengers\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T05:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:58:22","slug":"5-stories-that-prove-animals-are-gods-messengers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/miracles\/gods-grace\/5-stories-that-prove-animals-are-gods-messengers\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Stories That Prove Animals Are God\u2019s Messengers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Today\u2019s guest blogger is assistant editor Daniel Kessel.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Whenever I visit my parents&#8217; house in New Jersey, the first one to greet me isn\u2019t usually my mom or dad. It\u2019s our dog, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=533768020033538&amp;l=c355597f50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cosita<\/a>. The moment I walk through the door, Cosita runs up to me and nuzzles up against my ankles, the warmest greeting I could ask for. <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a pet owner too, you know all about this special bond. Our pets seem to intuit our moods and anticipate our needs before we&#8217;ve even had a chance to pet them. To celebrate that intense spiritual connection, I\u2019d like to share five stories about the incredible\u2013often mysterious\u2013ways pets can leave their mark on our lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.  <\/strong><strong>Meant To Be Best Friends<\/strong><br \/>\nTeenager Sam Sartain of Gainesville, Georgia, was adjusting to life with a prosthetic limb after an ATV accident. His family and friends were supportive, but no one could imagine what Sam, a lifelong athlete, was going through.<\/p>\n<p>One day, Sam\u2019s mom stumbled upon the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DachshundRescueSouthFlorida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dachsund Rescue South Florida Facebook page<\/a>  and scrolled through the listings. There, she spotted Pooh, a rescue dog who had recently lost his right hind leg in a car accident. Because of his injury, no one wanted to take him home. But Sam\u2019s mom knew he\u2019d be the perfect companion for her son.<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/Teen-with-Prosthetic-Leg-Rescues-Dog-with-Same-Condition-279160041.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the moment Sam and Pooh met<\/a>, the two were inseperable. \u201cHe looked at me and he realized I guess that we had the same situation and he immediately ran over towards me,\u201d Sam says. <\/p>\n<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-41133\" alt=\"Adam and his cat, Locket\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/blog_locket_350.jpg\" style=\"float:right\" width=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/blog_locket_350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/blog_locket_350-340x245.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>2.  <\/strong><strong>The Cat at the Door<\/strong><br \/>\nManaging Editor Adam Hunter had his own close encounter with the furry kind. Working late one night in his apartment, he heard a high-pitched sound in the hallway. A cat\u2019s meow.<\/p>\n<p>He opened his front door and discovered a black and white cat at his feet, staring up at him with wide eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Who did she belong to? Where had she come from? Adam had no idea. But while he petted her and rubbed her belly, memories of Locket, his childhood cat, resurfaced.<\/p>\n<p>Adam found out the next morning that it <a href=\"http:\/\/guideposts.org\/blogs\/mysterious-ways\/an-inexplicable-coincidence-honors-a-beloved-pet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wasn\u2019t just a coincidence<\/a> that his feline visitor came to visit that particular evening\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><strong>3.   <\/strong><strong>Now That\u2019s A Homing Pigeon<\/strong><br \/>\nEleven-year-old Tara Atkins of Montana City, Montana, was devastated when her pet pigeon, Foresta, went missing. Foresta had lived with the Atkins family ever since she was a baby bird, never venturing beyond their backyard. Tara feared that her pet was gone for good.<\/p>\n<p>The next day at school, a teacher called Tara outside. \u201cDon\u2019t you own a pigeon?\u201d he asked. They needed her expert help\u2013a bird on the school\u2019s premises was \u201cdive-bombing\u201d people trying to get inside. Looking up, Tara instantly recognized the blue band tied around the bird\u2019s leg. Foresta!<\/p>\n<p>Pigeons are well-known for their keen, otherworldly sense of direction. But how had Foresta, who\u2019d never left home before, <a href=\"http:\/\/helenair.com\/news\/local\/pigeon-causes-chaos-at-central-linc\/article_2a4a0a92-e178-11e3-ab3c-0019bb2963f4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tracked her young owner<\/a> down 15 miles away at school? <\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-41134\" alt=\"Pete, the once-wild colt\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/blog_pete_350.png\" style=\"float:left\" width=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/blog_pete_350.png 350w, https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/blog_pete_350-340x297.png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>4.  <\/strong><strong>Wild Horse Heals a Broken Heart<\/strong><br \/>\nFor Jennifer Kirschenman of Eureka, South Dakota, there was something about that horse, a white paint colt. She couldn\u2019t quite put her finger on it.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer\u2019s husband had taken her to purchase a horse of her own, something she\u2019d always wanted.<\/p>\n<p>She was in mourning for her Grandpa Pete, who\u2019d passed away three months earlier. He hoped the horse would cheer her up.<\/p>\n<p>As she stared at the different horses, the same one called out to her over and over\u2013the white paint colt. Later, the horse trainer told her something about the horse <a href=\"http:\/\/guideposts.org\/mysterious-ways\/mysterious-ways-the-wild-one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that gave her chills<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.  <\/strong><strong>A Whale of a Tale<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile visiting her sister in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Eva Saulitis fell ill and was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. A passionate biologist, Eva had dedicated her life to studying whales in Alaska with her husband, Craig. If only she could be with Craig and their beloved whales now.<\/p>\n<p>As she lay in bed, recuperating from chemo treatments in her sister\u2019s house, she pictured herself on a kayak in Alaska. A dark, shiny shape glided in the water beside her. A whale\u2019s fin. Just then, a surge of vitality seemed to travel through her body. It was more than a daydream\u2013the vision became an important <a href=\"http:\/\/guideposts.org\/inspiration\/mysterious-ways\/a-whales-heavenly-healing-touch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">key to her recovery<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Have you ever shared a mysterious connection with a special animal? <a href=\"http:\/\/guideposts.org\/submit-your-mysterious-ways-story-0?int_source=BlogPost&amp;int_medium=EmbeddedLink&amp;int_campaign=SubmitYourStory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Share your story with us<\/a>! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s guest blogger is assistant editor Daniel Kessel. 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