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

   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.'

    Never underestimate the Power of God and His unique sense of humor.

    Anyone can count the seeds in an apple; but only God can

    count the apples in a seed 

    GIVE ME A SENSE OF HUMOR, LORD

    GIVE ME THE GRACE TO SEE A JOKE

    TO GET SOME HUMOR OUT OF LIFE

    AND PASS IT ON TO OTHER FOLKS

                       

    AMEN !