Whoever said the Creator doesn’t have a  sense of humour?

 

 

I was recently told a true story about the Rector of the local church.  He had a  kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come  down.  The Rector coaxed, offered warm milk, etc.   The kitty would not come down.  The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the Rector 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 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 “bong!” and the  kitten instantly sailed through the air - and out of sight!

The Rector 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 parishioners.  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, Father” 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 Rector, “I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat.  And really, Father, 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 humour!