THE PASTOR'S CAT
Hope this story leaves a bright spot in your day.
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 and offered
warm milk, but 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 pulled it until
the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the
kitten.
That's what he did, all the while checking his progress
in the car. He 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 the car 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. 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 then 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!
Hope this story leaves a bright spot in your day.
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 and offered
warm milk, but 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 pulled it until
the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the
kitten.
That's what he did, all the while checking his progress
in the car. He 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 the car 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. 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 then 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!