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 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 nights 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 their 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 her the cow instead.
Things aren't always what they seem.

Sometimes this is exactly what happens when things don't turn
out the way you think 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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