1.0Dream Gateshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/dreamgatesRobert Mosshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/dreamgates/author/rmossPlace of the Lion - Dream Gatesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xOfSU6s07h"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/dreamgates/2011/03/place-of-the-lion.html">Place of the Lion</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/dreamgates/2011/03/place-of-the-lion.html/embed#?secret=xOfSU6s07h" width="600" height="338" title="“Place of the Lion” — Dream Gates" data-secret="xOfSU6s07h" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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You are at a zoo on a Sunday afternoon. People are wandering about, snacking and chatting as they inspect the animals and birds. As you approach the big cat enclosures, you are uneasy because you know that big cats don’t belong in confinement. When you come to the lion pen, you are disgusted because people…http://blog.beliefnet.com/dreamgates/files/2011/03/lion1-300x225.jpg