The Naming of Cats

The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,

It isn't just one of your holiday games;

You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter

When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.

First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,

Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,

Such as Victor or Jonathan, or George or Bill Bailey -

All of them sensible everyday names.

There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,

Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:

Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter -

But all of them sensible everyday names.

But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,

A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,

Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,

Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?

Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,

Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,

Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum -

Names that never belong to more than one cat.

But above and beyond there's still one name left over,

And that is the name that you never will guess;

The name that no human research can discover -

But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.

When you notice a cat in profound meditation,

The reason, I tell you, is always the same:

His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation

Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:

His ineffable effable

Effanineffable Deep

and inscrutable singular Name.

this poem is one illustrating the deep search that each of us must make seeking out the name inscribed on our hearts. this is the journey that i am on, knowing that there is an attractive peculiarity in me [somewhere somewhere] . and so i spend my nights in silence contemplating whether or not "my name" will offend the world. but God whispers to me that "my name" will bring light to the world, and its my vocation seek out the name on my heart, for in my name is my assignment, and its a peculiar one, one that will eventually shed light to the world. enter with me on this journey, to sit in silence seeking the One who wrote our name on our hearts. and its a name that only he knows. eternity will reveal our name to us, and finally we will see who we really are, and the beauty of peculiarity in us. and we will see that for the majority of our lifetime, we went by a common name, doing common things, far from the calling...but keep in mind this thing, that peter once told me thing:"i found my name in His name". So seek Him, and you will eventually be revealed. and thats what creation eagerly groans for: for your revelation.

[Selah]

With you on this journey of heartache, love, patience, and discovery...

-noel