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A pastor 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 didall
this, 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. 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." 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 spread out, and landed right in front of her." |
