THE PASTOR'S CAT

 A Pastor of a 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!