The Lap of God - by Oleeta J.
Takao
A little gray kitten taught me a valuable lesson on drawing closer to God.
I used to have trouble keeping my mind from wandering and from worrying about my problems
during my morning meditations.
No matter how hard I...
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The Lap of God - by Oleeta J.
Takao
A little gray kitten taught me a valuable lesson on drawing closer to God.
I used to have trouble keeping my mind from wandering and from worrying about my problems
during my morning meditations.
No matter how hard I tried my quiet time would have stressful
moments where I couldn t feel God s comfort.
Then one day when I was feeling restless and cranky I
heard our silver kitten crying at my feet.
I tried to pick him up and put him in my lap where I could soothe him, but he would have none of it.
He shrieked and scratched, then squirmed from my grasp.
I was annoyed.
Doesn t he see, I thought,
that I want to comfort him?
Then a small voice seemed to answer: It s like you and God.
He wants to hold you to comfort you,
but sometimes you are so frantic that He cannot.
After that, I decided to try a little exercise during my daily prayer time.
I began envisioning myself
crawling up into God s lap.
As I snuggled close to Him, I felt His strong ar
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