Article September 26, 1994 Issue

Unerring direction

Sandra Peterson

It was a modest experience, but it left me with a glow. I'd always been friendly with my neighbor, even though our different schedules meant that we spoke only occasionally. On this particular day, she mentioned that their cat Molly hadn't come home the previous evening as was her custom. Knowing how timidly Molly approached strangers, we both doubted that she would simply have wandered away. After our chat, I affirmed in prayer that every creature's real nature is spiritual. Each reflects God, who is Life. Not one could stray outside divine Life.

Several days later, while looking for what I thought was a bird in my garaged, I happened to look up. Molly was peering down from the opening to my second-story loft. She'd been caught there. I took her in my arms and returned her to my neighbor. She was delighted; she had given up hope of finding her cat alive.

To me the infrequent meeting with my neighbor as well as my presence in the garage, where I don't go daily, seemed more than happenstance. Though I hadn't followed specific commands, I felt that my desire to serve God had moved me. Certainly the Bible assures us, "In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths" (Prov. 3:6).

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