Instead the angels were given a small space in the
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor,
When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found
The younger angel was infuriated and
asked
"Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied.
"Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed,
Sometimes that is exactly what happens when
Author Unknown
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.
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."
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.
the
farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose
milk had been their
sole income, lay dead in the field.
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.
"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."
the angel of death came
for his wife.
I gave him the cow instead.
Things aren't always what they
seem."
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.
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