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On
May 20, 2010, I received an email message from a friend. The email
message shared a cute kitten story. This story made me chuckle.
The cute kitten story talks about an escapade of a pastor and the faith of a
child. Written and/or re-typed by Johanna Hobrath
A
CUTE KITTEN STORY . . . 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 to no end. Hope the 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, 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.'
Lesson learned:
Never underestimate the Power of God and His unique sense of humor.
Johanna's
Comments: Have you ever heard the saying, "God does
have a sense of humor. Why? He created me and you."
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