Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. - 1 Thessalonians 5:18 This weekend, of course, is Mothers’ Day. Yesterday I was thinking about a cat that we had when I was growing up. Her name was Little Spook. I remember when Little Spook had kittens. When it was time to feed them, she would call them all and lie down and they would come, snuggle up and eat. After a few weeks the kittens were big enough to go to their own homes so we sent them off to live with their new owners – except for one kitten, Simon, who we kept. Little Spook would lie down and call her kittens every day at meal time for them to come snuggle up and eat but of course none would come – except Simon. Little Spook missed her babies. Every day she would call. Every day only Simon would come. One day when Simon arrived – everything changed. Instead of getting a cuddle and a meal, Little Spook would swat Simon and chase him away. Every day the same thing: she would call her babies,