TGIF

The photo above shows LiamtheCat occupying his preferred space…on my desk, in front of the iMac and sitting on my Macbook.

I either move my keyboard before he arrives or he pushes it on the floor…he is a large boy and needs the room.

From here he gets to decide whether I can get any work done or just focus on whatever need Liam has in the moment…I have learned to acquiesce quickly to the latter in hope of doing some of the former…

To acquire this space requires Liam to leap from somewhere, land on the desk, and somehow overcome the inertia generated by his leaping and his substantial girth to stop.

Occasionally, he misjudges this feat and slides directly into my bookcase behind the desk.

I have learned to keep beverages off the desk…or should have learned to do so.

Yesterday, he made his leap and slid directly into a full cup of coffee I had just put on the desk…and with one leap Liam soaked the following;

My Macbook

My AirPods

My iPad

My Apple TV

My mouse

My remote control for the TV

My iPhone

Another pair of ear buds

Something loud came out of my mouth…I’m not sure what it was, but I probably couldn’t share it here anyway.

Liam fled the scene and I started doing damage control with a towel and prayers I’ve known since childhood.

One of my housemates heard the ruckus and asked what happened. I explained the situation whilst frantically trying to save my stuff and he said “you must be really mad at Liam!”

In truth…I was not angry in the least…anger didn’t even flash for a moment.

My housemate found this…odd.

Upon refection, I suppose that it is…in that strangeness I discovered a few things.

First, I love my cat unconditionally…even when he almost ruins my few worldly possessions.

The reason Liam wants to be on my desk is to be close to me and the reason I allow it is that I want Liam to be close to me.

Getting to where we both want him to be involves risk…but that stuff is replaceable, Liam isn’t.

All of this, of course, leads to some theological truths.

God loves us unconditionally and even when we make a ruin of things… if you’re His…He’s not angry with you.

It broke my heart to think Liam thought I was mad because of the sound I made…I just had to move quickly to redeem the situation.

God isn’t mad at you…He’s in the process of redeeming you….you’re more than worth the mess you make and the stuff you break.

Getting you to where He wants you involves risk…but He believes His love will cover it .

He’s able to redeem it all.

I think I was able to save everything…and I think He will too.

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