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TWO TRAVELING ANGELS
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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 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 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 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 that 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 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 you think they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You just might not know it until sometime later.
Some people come into our lives, and quickly go. Some people become friends, and stay awhile, leaving beautiful footprints on our hearts, and we are never quite the same because we have made a good friend.
Yesterday is history…… Tomorrow is a mystery……. Today is a gift – that’s why we call it “the present.” Live and savor every moment…… This is not a dress rehearsal.
Right now………
Someone is thinking of you…
Someone is caring about you…
Someone misses you…
Someone wants to talk to you…
Someone wants to be with you…
Someone hopes you aren’t in trouble…
Someone is thankful for the support you provide…
Someone wants to hold your hand…
Someone hopes everything turns out all right…
Someone wants you to be happy…
Someone wants you to find him/her…
Someone is celebrating your successes…
Someone wants to give you a gift…
Someone thinks you ARE a gift…
Someone admires your strength…
Someone wants to be your shoulder to cry on…
Someone is thinking of you and smiling…
Someone needs you…
Someone loves you…
We must never give up hope……… Sometimes, it’s all we have.
Posted December 13, 2006