KITTEN……GONE
Written by Luz Leigh – 08 August 2008
The stray kitten that grew to be an adult cat was
simply called Kitten during the time she was a
part of my life. Although she gave birth to two
cute little kittens when she was hardly more than
a kitten herself, she was a good momma. I have
written about Kitten before, but this will be the
final chapter on her life. You see, she is living
in the country now. Happy….free to roam, but
being cared for by some loving owners.
From the day she appeared in my yard,
I did not want to keep her. Although I had spent
months trying to tame her down, she never allowed
me to even touch her. My friend, Betty Smith, had
agreed to take her…and the two kittens….if I could
trap them. Sounded easy enough. So I began by
putting their food near the open cage; then I put
it inside the cage just a little ways. Finally,
the day came when I placed it on top of the little
gadget that would trip the door and trap her
inside.
When that happened I felt sorry for
her because she was frightened. I talked quietly
to her, trying to calm her fears. Betty’s
husband, Red, came and took Kitten away in the
trap. I knew that if her kittens saw how she was
reacting to being inside the trap, they would
never go into the other trap I had set for them.
A few hours after the momma cat was
taken away, the kittens ventured into the
remaining trap. They enjoyed their meal, never
tripping the trap door shut. You see, they were
so light in weight, it just wouldn’t trip. I
changed the dish in which I had their food to one
that weighed a few ounces more. Finally, the two
of them went in to eat at the same time which
placed enough weight on the gadget and tripped the
door shut.
When I looked out the kitchen window
to see what was taking place in the back yard,
there they sat. Cute little rascals. They were
not running back and forth as the momma cat had
done. I called my friend Betty with the good news
and she sent her husband to take the kittens to be
with their momma.
That couple loves animals so I knew
the feline family was in good hands. They were
taken to the vet the next day. All the necessary
shots were given; all were spayed or neutered so
there will be no problem with unwanted babies.
Kitten’s life could be likened to many
people I know. They become a part of someone’s
life, but not really close enough to develop a
loving relationship. I loved Kitten, in my own
strange way, and she appreciated the food I
provided. But we were never close. Humans are
like that. They will accept the love and help of
others without reciprocating, never allowing their
true feelings to show. Although the traps I set
for Kitten and her offspring were for their own
good, traps in the lives of us humans are not
always for our best interests. We see the trap,
hmmm, looks interesting. We wander in, nothing
happens, so we feel we are safe in hanging
around. Then the next time we pass the trap,
there is something enticing there, be it people of
questionable character, alcohol, drugs, sex, or
something else. We remember having gone in the
empty trap before…nothing happened, so we venture
into the trap the devil has set for us. Maybe
we, like the kittens, are not trapped the first
few times we venture there because we don’t go
deep enough. But, then one day or night, without
our knowing what is happening, we are partaking of
the evils of the devil and the trap door slams
shut. We are caught in a trap from which we
cannot escape. We might run wildly about, trying
to find the way out as Kitten did, even harming
ourselves as she did. That little soft nose of
hers was scratched where she ran into the wires
that made up the cage. Or we might just sit
numbly, wondering “How did I get into this mess?”
as the kittens seem to have been doing as they sat
without moving.
But just as Red came to take the
felines away to be cared for, we have One who is
waiting to take us away from whatever it is that
has us trapped. He will talk gently to us, feed
us His Word, forgive us for having gotten into the
trap in the first place, and then He will provide
us with a home that human words cannot describe.
But until He calls us to that home, He will supply
our every need here on Earth. This is promised to
us through the writings of the Apostle Paul in
Philippians 4:19 “And my God will meet all your
needs according to his glorious riches in Christ
Jesus.”
Kitten, her daughter and son have been
rescued and have a wonderful home. Are you in
need of Someone to free you from the entrapment in
your life? The Savior is waiting for your call.
“If you will confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is
Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised
him from the dead, you will be saved. For
everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be
saved.” Romans 10:9, 10, 13
