This wonderful passage was sent to me via e-mail. Any
information as to who the author of this is, would be
greatly appreciated. This one'll make you think for awhile.
TWO ANGELS
Two travelling 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 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 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
we expect. If you have faith in God, just trust that every outcome is always
to your advantage. You might not realize it until much later. This story
demonstrates that sometimes seemingly bad things happen in our lives but they
could be blessing in disguise.