My uncle was in his stance pose. He was getting ready to do their nightly prayer.
The nightly prayer was serious business. He stood firm, Bible in one hand, the other hand on top of the bible. Us children had knelt on the floor, kind of in a circle from where he stood.
This was much more serious than any kind of prayer that went on at my house. At my uncle's house, everyone participated together. Children quiet on the floor. He spoke; not anyone else. We the children, sat quietly and listened.
To tell you the truth, I also kind of sat in boredom, waiting for it to be over.
But then my ears perked up.
"And may God look down upon us." he said.
My heart was excited. The thought of God looking down upon us was just amazing to me. I was very interested. I couldn't believe that God would take time from his whatever, to look down on this little group.
I just had to see... What God Looked Like.
So I looked up. I just had to see.
And what did I see???
Their Cat, sitting up there, upon their bookcase, looking down on us; this meager little group; and me, mesmerized. For I had looked up to see the face of God, and what did I see? A CAT.
I quickly covered my mouth with my hand to keep the laughter from coming out. I couldn't let anyone hear me laugh. I also thought in amazement that, GOD is a CAT?
Well really, I don't know if I really believed that in that moment, but I think I did, if only for a brief moment, considered that God is a Cat.
I gained my composure and did not let my laughter escape. I don't think anyone heard me.
At least, no one seemed to respond in any way to hint that they knew what I had just done, that I had giggled or laughed during their nightly prayer.
I went back to sitting quietly, waiting for my uncle to finish the prayer.
I couldn't tell you anything else that he might have said. Nothing else had made an impression on me, except for that brief segment.
But for that brief segment, I am thankful; for either God is a Cat, (or at least part of God,) or God has a sense of humor and does encourage joy and laughter.
Hope you enjoyed my anecdotal memory. My cat Tori has graciously sat in for my uncle's cat.
May you enjoy the rest of your day.
Do you have a humorous God story to share?
Here is a picture of Tori on a mug to help you remember this fun story. I do believe that God is everywhere and in everyone. Sometimes we might just have to look a bit harder to see it. : )
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Cheryl Paton
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Loved your God story Cheryl (and your cat picture). Mine is about my son when he was small. He had begun with the constant questions, as children do, and one question had me completely stumped as to what should be a good answer. His question: How Old is God? While I was trying to think of an answer that would make sense to him, my neighbor rang the doorbell. It was Artie, who happened to be an assistant minister to the local Baptist Church in our area. So I told him I had a question from my little one I bet even he would be hard put to find an answer to. Nope! His response was instant, and perfect!
ReplyDelete"How Old is God?" ~ "AGELESS". That was great! And made complete sense! :)
PS: Love the coffee cup design with the cat. God is part of all of us, so why not cats too, as well as all animals. :) And humor is definitely a part of all of it.
Wednesday Elf, I love your God story and the amazing answer from Artie. Thank you so much for sharing. Yes, I do believe God is in all animals as well. I'm so glad that humor is part of it too.
DeleteWhat a fun story and I applaud your restraint and respect for your uncle. I'm not sure, as a child, I could have kept from giggling out loud. Cats are such interesting creatures. They seem to display all of the human characteristics, sometimes playful, other times moody and reclusive. Personally, I often feel like I catch a glimpse of the Creator in cats, as well as other animals. Nothing or no one seems to share love so freely as our precious pets.
ReplyDeleteI find it hard to imagine that God doesn’t want us to find joy, humor, and awe in the seemingly ordinary. I love the way you captured that in your mug!
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