The Pastors' Cat

by BabyAngel on Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:24 am
This particular story just made me laugh! Every time I think about
it,
the vision of that poor cat just amuses me to no end. 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 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!