What a cat-astrophe

I didn't get the job! For goodness sake how hard can it be?!

But the weirdest thing happened last night...I was at a friends house and didn't realise the time, so ended up leaving at 2.30am (this morning). I was a tad nervous, there are nicer places to be at that time of the night than the Woolwich flyover, but the walk back went without a hitch.

When I got about half way, I saw a cat running towards me. I'm not a fan of cats (not that I'm superstitious, I just don't like them) so I have to admit that in my league of things to be scared of, this cat was up there with the druggies under the flyover. By reciting the "even though I walk through the shadow of the valley of death I will fear no evil" Psalm and calling to mind the bit in Matilda where Ms Trunchball kicks the cat and sends it flying (not that I watch that film often), I calmed myself down before it got to me. I stopped and it rubbed itself against my legs...I tried doing that once and got a slap for it (joke), so I don't know why it thought it could do it to me.

I started walking again and it followed me...no it didn't, it walked right next to me, right under my feet all the way back to my house. If I stopped, so did the cat. If I slowed down, so did the cat. If I sped up, so did the cat. If I crossed the road, zig-zagged, got on a bus, stopped for a cigarette (joke), so did the cat. I thought we were going to end up with a cat in our living room but it stopped at the end of my drive and rolled over in a bid to get me to rub its belly...fat chance. By now it was getting on for 3am so not much was going on in my head, but I kept being reminded of Jesus' promise right at the end of Matthew..."surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age".

I had spent the evening fuming over the fact that I hadn't got this job, feeling useless for not being able to find one anywhere, worrying about what I was going to do for money...and a cat of all things (don't tell anyone!) provided me with just the reassurance I needed to calm down.

Ephesians 4:26 - "'In your anger do not sin': Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry"