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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 as they seem".
The next night the pair come 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 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 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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