A Cat's Tale

Willow, a calico kitten who went missing five years ago has finally turned up found. And what makes this story so unusual is that Willow went missing in Boulder, CO and was found in New York City - a distance of a mere 1800 miles!  Willow's owners never thought they would see their cat again. But thanks to a microchip implanted in Willow's shoulder, authorities were able to determine the identity of the cat's owners. For more details on this amazing story, check out this ABC news report.



We will never know just where Willow's journeys took him during those five years (apart from his final destination that is). Yet all that time he carried the mark of his owner with him. This is true of all of us who have given our lives to Jesus Christ. God is now our owner (see 1 Corinthians 6:19-20), and he has sealed us with his Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13-14). Just as Willow was eventually reunited with his owners, there is coming a day, when our journeys on this earth are over ... that we too will be united with our Master... forever in that place called heaven.

How about you? Are you living your life here in light of your life there?

Thanks for stopping by . . .

pj
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1 comment:

Day-Dreaming Optimist said...

I loved this, Pj. Not only am I a huge lover of calico cats, but how you tied in this amazing story to our own lives. It is true, we have the mark of the Holy Spirit!!
I cannot believe that cat traveled so far, if only there was a camera attached to Willow, what an interesting movie that would have been.

September 20, 2011 at 11:06 AM

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