THE PASTOR'S CAT
 
    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 "bong!" and the kitten instantly sailed 
through the air-out of sight.
   The pastor felt terrible.  He walked all over the neighbor-
hood 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 tosee 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 wisdom of God!
 

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Post Script   

 I just read "The Pastor's Cat in the humor section.  I 

believe it is humorous BUT at the same time it is an inspiration.

   I remember the time that my youngest son ask me if I he could 

have a bicycle.  I told him that if God would provide it that he 

could have it.  I said, Son, wedo not have money enough to buy

you a bicycle, but God can answer your prayers as quickly as

He will answer mine.  He prayed then as we sat in our church

pew Sunday a lady tapped him on the shoulder and asked him

if he would like to have a bicycle.  Her son out grew it and it

was just right for him.  God hears all the prayers that come

from His Children regardless of their ages.