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 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, he then fi gured if he wen t 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 that lived behind him. He
happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed
to see cat food. 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.'

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.