I am still doing some sermons each year. I did my first traveling sermon in 2008 and since it was my first church I will continue to speak there.
Today I'm cheating because I like the title of the sermon coming up next month. The title of my sermon is taken from a book I have not read; it's called "The Tao of Meow." I had done an earlier blog on cats but I just couldn't let this go.
My family always had cats growing up.. But as I've said before no one owns a cat; the cat makes the decision to be your Owner. They then spend the rest of their lives training you on what they want.
I can remember we had a Siamese cat. This is a cat that has been steeped in the field of grumpy. Siamese are always in a bad mood. My mother loved our Siamese cat and the rest of us were on the 'get away from me' Siamese cat list. Our Siamese cat played 'attack' with me. This meant wherever I was in the house the cat would sneak up and attack me. Unfortunately he tried this with other family members which got me in trouble.
When I was married the first time, we decided we would have her parents over to Thanksgiving dinner. Her parents were very very formal. When her mother cooked the kitchen was off limits for everyone. Dinner at her house consisted of sitting down and then she brought you a plate of food.
So my wife and I were working hard to impress the two of them. We were using all the good china (given to us by them) on the beautiful dining room table (given to us by them). My wife did not cook but I loved to cook and I am good at it.
The meal was moving along very well. We had of course started with appetizers and then pumpkin soup was served. Meanwhile the turkey had come out of the oven, the stuffing had been removed, and everything was resting prior to being served.
Then my wife and I heard a slight growl from the kitchen (there was a swinging door). Our chairs were closest to the kitchen. I snuck into the kitchen to the sight of our littlest cat standng on the counter next to the turkey. She was growling and had a good mouthful of turkey and she was working hard to get the turkey onto the ground so she could escape with her own turkey dinner. Needless to say, she backed off when she saw me.
I immediately turned the turkey the other way so the bite mark was away from the dining room. I grabbed my carving knive and cut a good chunk of turkey off so there was no trace of a wild animal bite mark. We then proceeded to have a wonderful turkey dinner (but boy did we protect the rest of the food as we served it).
Cats reflect the perect way to live life. Our job is to live as a cat realizing we are Gods on Earth. Our job is supreme self-care. Did you know that a cat instantly goes into deep REM sleep. They also have the ability to instantly be fully awake from the REM - in full awareness of where they are and what they need to do to land on their feet. Finally, cats are never surprised. They show up in the world with the balance "I meant to do it that way!" Only a cat could in a situation and end up totally wet and still appear to be filled with class and the ability to be better because of being wet. I want to be a cat and play with cat toys and enjoy myself.
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