I finished it last Saturday, so I didn't practice too much, which directly caused me very nervous at the green light reminder. I felt I still had another 50% to go at that moment. Fortunately, I finished it in time.
My dear friends, have you ever wondered why things happened
in your lives? Maybe you can use some scientific theories to explain how things
happened. For example, an apple dropped on Sir Newton’s head because of
gravity, and also because it was ripe. With knowledge of physics and
mathematics, you can even calculate how fast the apple dropping. But, why? Why
the apple happened to be ripe right at that moment when Newton happened to be
right under it? Why that apple? Why Newton? Are there any connections behind
the scientific explanations?
Tonight I want to share an interesting, claimed-to-be-true
story I heard a while ago. It might inspire you to have some new thoughts. At
least but not last, I hope you can be entertained.
A pastor had an adorable kitten and he liked it very much.
One day, for some reason, the kitten climbed onto a tree in the backyard. The
tree was tall but thin. It definitely could not bear the weight of an adult,
like the pastor. So pastor pulled out the kitten's favorite toys, including a
feather stick with fluffy mouse and a laser pen, as well as some cat cookies to
allure it down. But the kitten didn't buy them at all. It only meow badly on
top of the tree, shivering in the wind. The pastor thought it over and over. An
idea flashed into his mind. I can drag the tree down! Thrilled by this idea, he
drove his truck into the backyard and got a rope, one end tied to a branch and
the other to the truck. Then he jumped into the truck, started the engine, and
drove the truck forward little by little. Through the rear view mirror, he
watched the tree bowing down lower and lower. He felt excited. Just a little
bit more, I can rescue my kitten without climbing onto the tree. What a
brilliant idea! When he was smiling smugly, all of sudden, "bang", at
a horrific sound, the rope was broken! The tree swing backward drastically like
a stone slinger. The kitten was injected into the air, disappeared. The pastor
was totally stunned. His mind went blank. He just stared at the rear view
mirror. The whole world seemed to be silenced. Even the time became still. The
pastor didn't know how long time passed before he realized what had happened.
Maybe a few seconds, or a few hours. But once he came back from the shock, he
jumped out of the truck, slammed the door, and dashed into the neighborhood to
search his kitten. As he scurried from street to street, he prick up his ears,
hoping to catch even a subtle kitten meowing. But he heard nothing and didn't
find his kitten. That night, he went back home devastated. He felt his stomach
clenched at his guilty. He knelt down and pray, "Dear Heavenly Father, I'm
so sorry and stupid. It was my stupidity that caused an innocent creature lost
its life. I'm too ashamed to beg your
forgiveness. But please, almighty God, please take care of my kitten. I turn it
to you."
Time flies. A couple of months later, the pastor went to a grocery
store. There he came across a lady, who
went to his church. To his surprise, the lady was picking up cat food but
everybody in the church knew that this lady didn't like cat at all. Driven by
curiosity, the pastor went to the lady and asked, "So now you have a
cat?" "oh no, that's for my daughter."The lady
replied."Speaking of this, pastor, I know you are knowledgeable and
experienced, but you will never believe what happened. ""Try
me!" the pastor felt challenged. So the lady started with her story.
"You know I don't like cat, right? But my daughter loves cat! She always
bugged me to have a cat. I always say no, never, but she never gave up. Once
she get chance, she does her little puppy face to me, 'can I have a cat, mom?'
Last month, she did that puppy face again. I said, 'OK, if you really want a
cat, go ask God. If He gives you a cat, I shall have no problem with it. "
The lady paused here, looked embarrassed. She confessed, "I'm sorry
pastor, I didn't really mean it. I just want to use God to shut her up."
The pastor shrugged, said, "Yeah, I understand...but did she pray?" "Oh
yeah! My daughter took my response seriously. She immediately turned around and
went outside to the backyard, knelt down on the grass, raised her hands to the
sky, murmuring to pray. I was in the kitchen and looking at her through the
window. I was like, 'oh, kids'... Then I saw it! I saw it with my own two
eyes!" "What happened?"
"I saw an adorable kitten dropping from the blue sky, out of nowhere, and
it landed beautifully right in front of my daughter!"
Now, my friends, let me ask again, why things happened?
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