Two
traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a
wealthy family.
The
family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's
guest room. Instead the angels were given a small space in the
cold basement.
As
they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a
hole in the wall and repaired it.
When
the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, "Things
aren't always what they seem."
The
next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor,
but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little
food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where
they could have a good night's rest.
When
the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer
and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their
sole income, lay dead in the field.
The
younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel how could
you have let this happen? The first man had everything, yet you
helped him, she accused. The second family had little but was
willing to share everything, and you let the cow die.
"Things
aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied.
"When
we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was
gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so
obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune,
I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it."
"Then
last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death
came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren't
always what they seem."
Sometimes
that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way
they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every
outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it until
some time later...
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