Saturday, January 24, 2009

Things Aren't Always What They Seem


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 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, he 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 farmerʼs bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead.'

'Things aren't always what they seem.'


5 comments:

Sarah said...

This story is very inspirational, Bren. It reminds me that I am not in control, God is!

dot said...

Thank-you Bren, I needed a story like this tonight. It makes what is on my mind much lighter. You just don't know how a post can affect another. God bless you.

meg said...

I have read this before. It is hard not to feel tears, upong reading.

blog said...

Bren, I feel like the farmer's wife ~ crying over things that are my hardships, but since I don't know the Good Lord's plan for me, I have got to have peace because I must TRUST that He is taking care of things. Thank you for making me think today.

Donetta said...

:)