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!