The Pastor's Cat

The Pastor's Cat

This particular story just made me laugh. Every time
I think about it, the vision of that poor cat just
amuses me. Hope the story leaves a bright spot in
your day. Whoever said the Creator doesn't have a
sense of humor?

Dwight Nelson recently told a true story about the
pastor of his church. He had a kitten that climbed
up
a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come
down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc. The
kitty would not come down. The tree was not sturdy
enough to climb, so the pastor decided that if he
tied
a rope to his car and the tree and eased the car
away until
the tree bent down, he could then reach up and
retrieve
the kitten.

He did! All the while, checking his progress in the
car frequently, then figuring if he went just a
little
bit further, the tree would be bent sufficiently for
him to reach the kitten. But as he moved a little
further forward, the rope broke. The tree went
"boinnng!!!" and the kitten instantly sailed through
the
air - out of sight.

The pastor felt terrible. He walked all over the
neighborhood asking people if they'd seen a little
kitten. No. Nobody had seen a stray kitten. So he
prayed, "Lord, I just commit this kitten to your
keeping!", and went on about his business.

A few days later he was at the grocery store, and
met
one of his church members. He happened to look into
her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food.
Now
this woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so
he
asked her, "Why are you buying cat food when you
hate
cats so much?" She replied, "You won't believe
this",
and told him how her little girl had been begging
her
for a cat, but she kept refusing. Then a few days
before, the child had begged again, so the Mom
finally
told her little girl, "Well, if God gives you a cat,
I'll let you keep it?" (Can you see where this is
heading?)

She told the pastor, "I watched my child go out in
the
yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat. And
really, Pastor, you won't believe this, but I saw it
with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying out
of the blue sky, with its paws outspread, and landed
right in front of her."

Never underestimate the Power of God and His unique
sense of humor.