Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Cute Story...

Someone 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 from the car.

He then figured if he went just a little bit farther, the tree would
be bent sufficiently for him to reach the kitten.

But, as he moved the car a little farther 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 neighbourhood 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 earlier, 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!"