The Pastor's Cat (Too Funny)

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.

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 wen
t 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!