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I was walking a route I never take; blabbing on the phone; trying to stay dry under my purple umbrella; just focused on me. When onto my path stumbled a drenched kitten barely six inches in length. My heart collapsed in compassion as little mews came from its mouth as it stumbled about. 

I knew that I had to intercede on behalf of the kitten. There was a busy road less than a yard away and I knew that fatality wasn't a fictional concern. But I didn't know what to do. My building is supposed to be pet free. It was after 5 PM and  I had no idea where a pet shelter was located. On the brink of tears I wrestled with what to do.  I couldn't leave it there to die- but should I break the rules of my apartment complex? Just when I was about to call an animal lover friend, a man came sauntering by. 

He asked if the little ball of fur was mine. The story of me stumbling upon the kitten spilled from my lips as I really was torn about what to do. I was on the verge of tears as I thought of the kitten's helpless condition.  

The man was incredulous that I did not want to take the kitten myself; but much to my surprise, he scooped the furry bundle up into his bosom. He told me that he had a cat at home who had kittens not too long ago and would just add this one to her litter. And if she wouldn't feed it, he would care for the kitten himself.

 I was overwhelmed with gratitude and almost speechless with joy. What are the chances of such a person walking by just at the right moment?! Jireh! I was flabbergasted in how God provided so instantly, so exactly for what a helpless kitten needed. How much more so will He provide for us? 

One last thought. I spend a lot of time waiting for buses or walking. During these times in Maryland I often see all kinds of wild animals. A fox, a groundhog, deer, swinging silk worms, crawling  caterpillars, inching earthworms, and of course buoyant birds; but my current favorite are the baby Canadian geese. They are in the midst of a journey, a process, a maturation.  Yellow black tufts of fuzz cover them and their parents lovingly watch over them. 

Just today I got to observe a family while waiting for the bus. I worried as they crossed the street, wondering if a bus would swing around the corner right at that moment. Yet, they crossed in peace- even the baby that couldn't quite jump up onto the curb. You know what the parent goose did as the fuzzy baby jumped and missed, jumped and missed? He waited patiently. And on the third try when the fuzzy tuft cleared the curb, they continued on their journey. 

God can be trusted to provide for us.

And when there are places in our journey where we are struggling with the next step, He can be trusted to wait on us-never leaving us behind. 

25 "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?[g] 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 

Matthew 6:25-33

"Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." 6 So we can confidently say,

"The Lord is my helper;
    I will not fear;
what can man do to me?"

Hebrews 13:5-6

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