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His Care For A Cat
1. WHEN Jesus
knew how the Pharisees had murmured and complained because he made and baptized
more disciples than John, he left Judea, and departed unto Galilee.
2. AND Jesus came to a certain Tree and abode beneath it many days. And there
came Mary Magdalene and other women and ministered unto him of their substance,
and he taught daily all that came unto him.
3. And the birds gathered around him, and welcomed him with their song, and
other living creatures came unto his feet, and he fed them, and they ate out
of his hands.
4. And when he departed he blessed the women who shewed love unto him, and
turning to the fig tree, he blessed it also, saying. Thou hast given me shelter
and shade from the burning heat, and withal thou hast given me food also.
5. Blessed be thou, increase and be fruitful, and let all who come to thee,
find rest and shade and food, and let the birds of the air rejoice in thy branches.
6. And behold the tree grew and flourished exceedingly, and its branches took
root downward, and sent shoots upward, and it spread mightily, so that no tree
was like unto it for its size and beauty, and the abundance and goodness of
its fruit.
7. AND as Jesus entered into a certain village he saw a young cat which had
none to care for her, and she was hungry and cried unto him, and he took her
up, and put her inside his garment, and she lay in his bosom.
8. And when he came into the village he set food and drink before the cat,
and she ate and drank, and shewed thanks unto him. And he gave her unto one
of his disciples, who was a widow, whose name was Lorenza, and she took care
of her.
9. And some of the people said, This man careth for all creatures, are they
his brothers and sisters that he should love them ? And he said unto them,
Verily these are your fellow creatures of the great Household of God, yea,
they are your brethren and sisters, having the same breath of life in the Eternal.
10. And whosoever careth for one of the least of these, and giveth it to eat
and drink in its need, the same doeth it unto me, and whoso willingly suffereth
one of these to be in want, and defendeth it not when evilly entreated, suffereth
the evil as done unto me; for as ye have done in this life, so shall it be
done unto you in the life to come.
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