Buckles by David Gilbert for December 15, 2024

Buckle’s puzzled look in the 4th square panel and the sun shining last panel, Buckle’s sees the light.

Just hope for a lot of snow and a good drift next to the fence, then you can go over the wall

Sounds like Mr. David Gilbert wanted to explain the reason religion or a belief in a greater/all encompassing being/creator exists, without going into any specific details about any particular faith. I find his indirect approach (using the simple beliefs of a little dog instead of a human) as very clever.

You are a good boy, Buckles, you will get there!

Amen, Buckles. All my beloved pets found that out when they crossed the Rainbow Bridge.

In the proverbial words of Monty Python, always look on the bright side of life.

If faith truly made you a better person, we wouldn’t be in the political situation we are in.

Faith is believing what you know ain’t so. – Mark Twain

Science flies you to the moon. Faith flies you into buildings.

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” – Hebrews 11:1.