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. And 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. 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 farmer's 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 they should. If you have faith, you can trust that
every outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it
until some time later.
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