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The Pastor's Cat

                  by Dwight Nelson

This story is guaranteed to leave 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 drove away so
that the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitten. He
did! All the while, checking his progress in the car frequently, then
figured 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 "boing!" 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!

posted by Amba K  # 12:25 AM