Safe From The Storm
I've had to trap several wild cats in my backyard lately. For their own safety and the safety of others.
I had been feeding them but there came a time when I had to let them go.
However there was this one....the mother I believe, of the others.
She hangs around..always just out of reach. She comes and eats the food I give her and drinks the fresh water I provide.
She sits on the window sill and waits for me to place a treat there. She runs a little way off until I am back in the house, then comes to get her treat.
She sits on a table next to the other window,while I am just inside on the computer. Watching me.
She will rub against the window when I touch it. wanting to trust me, and yet not having the courage.
I am so worried about her now.
How I wish she could trust me....outside it is so cold. Terrifying cold and wind.
Doesn't she know inside is warmth, love, and safety?
Undoubtedly, she has loved before. Trusted before.
Something had to have happened to her..Perhaps she was cast out. Run off. Shooed away too many times.
Deemed unfit. Now she has lost her trust.
If she only knew. She can trust again. There are those who love her and only have her best interest in mind.
I write this because it is a lesson for those who have been hurt by others.
We don't have to distrust and fear.
There are those who love you and are there to welcome you into an ark of safety.
God is love and works through others to show His love and give shelter and safety from the storms of life. I hope I have learned from this little creature.
I shouldn't be afraid to trust again. When you are cast out, God has someone there to help you get back on your feet and walk in His light and love again.
Thank you Lord for a lesson for me this cold winter of 2011!
