I love this story...

I first read this years ago, and it always gives me a smile. I hope it's true. I doubt it... but hey, it's possible that it's true, right? See if you love it too...

The Pastor’s Cat

This is claimed to be a true story told about the pastor of the narrator’s own church.

The pastor 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 that if he went just a little bit further, the tree would bend over far enough 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 left it at that.

A few days later he was at the supermarket and met one of his church members. He happened to look into her shopping trolley and was amazed to see tins of 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 her Mum finally told her, "Well, if God gives you a cat, I'll let you keep it."

She told the pastor, "I watched my child go out into 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!