Inspirational
Thoughts
The
angels and the mansion
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
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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