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When I was a very young boy, my Italian -born mother told me something that has always baffled and intrigued me to this very day.<\/span><\/p>\n

As many other families, we had a cat. A beautiful animal marked by various colors, and my constant companion as I played away the days. I had had asked my mother why our cat purred so often throughout the day. <\/span><\/p>\n

Without skipping a beat, my mother informed me that my cat was murmuring its prayers to God.<\/span><\/p>\n

Perhaps it was simply something that a young mother would tell her young child to appease him or her, but I wondered. I can\u2019t remember if I was skeptical or intrigued. But I could never forget what she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Later in life I came across a scientific article that stated that cats purr only when they were extremely relaxed or in extreme pain. It further stated that cats often purr as they are dying as a way of comforting themselves, an instinctive way of using its own breath to bring itself comfort.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the years went by, it dawned on me that perhaps my \u201cpraying\u201d cat did have some special innate insight, maybe even the wisdom of Solomon within it- or perhaps not.<\/span><\/p>\n

But certainly, even a creature as basic as this animal of God, seemed to have come to realize something (instinctively) .. that takes some humans a lifetime to appreciate; that through life\u2018s joys and through life\u2018s pains \u2013 that our loving Creator is closer then our very breath\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 You can read this and other stories of lighthearted and sometimes deeper inspiration by MichaelAngelo Massa, JD @ Patheos.com<\/p>\n

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