Re: Never under-estimate

From: Sally Grigg (lostcst@mcn.org)
Sat May 19 12:34:48 2001


That's one of the funniest stories I've ever seen. It made me laugh out loud, (rare) This very morning one of our cats, newly arrived, presented us with three adorable kitttens. Guess I'll have to accept the will of God. Love and Thank you, Sally Grigg

Helen Dynda wrote:

> 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.
>
> He did all this, checking his progress in the car frequently, 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 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. Now 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 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!


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