Everything works for His good

My sister, Barbara, drove the bridal party from my home to the church. We should have left earlier … now we would just make it on time to dress, do our hair, etc. Almost there, when she felt a bump coming from her back tires. “I just hit something. Oh no, it felt like it was an animal.” Without thinking of anything but what just happened, I said: “We have to go back.” Barbara turned the car around. Slowing down and pulling over to the side of the road we could see the cat – already dead. Barbara and my daughter Judith got out, moved the cat off the road with a shovel and began looking for its owner. Now I’m beginning to think about the wedding that will begin in less than 2 hours, yet felt calm about this situation that could take a very long time. Just then a man and his son from a neighboring house came over. Barbara explained our situation and he said he thought he knew the cat’s owner and he would let them know. So, off again to the church. Did we make it on time? No. The wedding was late. Yet, we knew we would never feel right if we hadn’t stopped. Now, there is more to this story. As it turns out, the entire wedding ceremony and reception was about doing and giving to others. The cat story turns out to be the preview for the tone of our wedding … giving up self. In this case, it was a cat and we will always remember that what His plans are for us may not be what we think they should be!!