< P> 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 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 farmers 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 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.
Think about this:
Should you find it hard to get to sleep tonight;
Just remember
the homeless family who has no bed to lie in.
Should you grieve the passing of another weekend;Think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week, for -$15.00 to feed her family.
Should your car break down,
leaving you miles away from
assistance;
Think of the paraplegic who would
love the opportunity to take that walk.
Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror; Think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine.
Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about, asking "what is my purpose"; Be thankful. There are those who didn't live long enough to get the opportunity. Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities; Remember, things could be worse. You could be them !!!
Angels are
sent to us in many colors,
shapes, forms, and
sexes. We are never sure when we come upon a
stranger,
just who has been sent in our path
to help us learn a lesson.
Sometimes that lesson is in tolerance,or perhaps in acceptance of others differences.
There are times when the angel is sent to help
us resolve fears of those who are not like ourselves.
Or perhaps, to open our eyes,to the fact that
persons not looking or acting like us, are still all Gods children,
God expects us to "LOVE ONE
ANOTHER", even as HE loves us. This is
not always easy for us to learn.
Many of us were brough up or live in a culture
that does not even allow us to experience the differences of others.
I BELIEVE IN ANGELS
I believe in angels and the help that they can give I believe God gives us one for as long as we shall live
I believe that angels come in forms some with wings and some without.
I believe that angels guard us..of that I have no doubt.
I believe that angels roam the earth
ever watchful for despair. I believe that
angels guard our land,our waters,and our air.
I believe the angels shed a tear when
the words.....I don't believe..are said. I
believe the angels hear all prayers,even ones
said in our head.
I believe that every shiny star is an angels twinkeling eye.
I believe that angel pillows are the clouds up in the sky.
I believe in angels presence and their love and comfort too.
I believe God gave us
each our own,one for me and one for you.
~patsy~
Once there was a little girl named Annie,who wanted to help her mom.
When her mom cleaned her room, she would not let Annie help, saying Annie was too young and too little to help.
Mom told her, just go on and play and she would clean up for her.
Annie really
wanted to be of help. Annie also tried to help
her daddy. He said the same thing,
you
are too young Annie and much too small, just go
play.
Annie wanted so much to be a
part of something. It made Annie cry.
When she went to bed Annie would pray to God ,
please let me be of help to someone. God felt very sorry for Annie and he assigned an
Angel to watch after Annie.
Annie continued
to try to help people,
but everyone just
patted her on her head and told her to just go
play, she was too young or too small.
Annie felt so rejected, and it started to affect
her school work, and her attitude about
herself. She no longer tried to make good
grades. Annie started staying in her
room and would not go outside. Even her big
sister thought she was too young to help.
Annie asked her sister if she could help when
she was washing the dishes, and her sister
said, you might drop a glass and break
it, you are much too small to do dishes so just
go on out and play. Poor Annie felt so bad,
she ran to her
room and cried herself to
sleep. The angel went to God and asked what
she could do to help her. God said , that is
why I sent you to her,
it is your job to
find a way to make her feel good about herself.
Otherwise,
she may grow up feeling so bad about herself that it could affect her entire life.
You need to help her find something that will make her feel good about herself. The Angel thought and thought.
Finally she
hit on a great idea,
The next
morning when Annie woke up and went outside,
Just under her porch was a little puppy
crying,
It was very small.
Annie felt so sorry for the little pup because it was little like herself.
Her mom and dad said the pup proably would not live because it was too little.
Annie begged her mom to let her try.
Mom and dad talked it over and decided it might make her feel better if she could help the pup.
Annie took the pup and named it
Oddie. Annie took such good care of Oddie,
that in no time at all he was running and
playing,
and everyday Annie played with
him and fed him, and trained him to be very
good.
He could sit, and stay, he could catch a ball.
Annie started doing better in school, getting much better grades.
The
Angel was so poud of Annie that she started to
shed a tear,
and it fell on some flowers and
they grew to be the most beautiful flowers any
one had ever seen.
This pleased God, and he told the
Angel that now Annie would grow up knowing she
could help and make a difference in the world.
Now Annie feels responsible and sure of herself.
God told the Angel that she did a very good thing putting the puppy under the porch.
The Angel began to cry, she was so
happy, her tears droped onto the beautiful
flower,
and the flower glistened and shone
brightly. God was pleased with the Angel`s idea.
As a way of rewarding the Angel for all of her good work, the Lord said,
from then on the flower would be named after the Angel
"Petunia".
TRUE AND INSPIRING STORY'S OF EARTHLY ANGEL'S
MY DEAR DEPARTED MOTHER WOULD GATHER US AROUND HER FEET ON THE FLOOR BY HER OLD,CRITTY ROCKING CHAIR,
AND FASCINATE US WITH TALE'S OF LONG AGO.THIS IS ONE I WILL ALWAY'S REMEMBER, ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 60 YEAR'S.
IN THE YEAR IF 1930, MY MOTHER GAVE BIRTH TO A SET OF TWIN BOY'S. AT THE AGE OF 9 MONTH'S,
BOTH FEEL ILL, AND AFTER 9 DAY'S,WHAT THEN WAS CALLED A METROPOLITAN NURSE CAME FOR HER DAILY VIST,
AND TOLD MY MOTHER AND DADDY THAT THE FEVER HAD BROKEN AND BOTH THE BABY BOY'S WOULD BE FINE.
THE NEXT MORNING, MY MOTHER WENT ON INTO THE KITCHEN,
BELIEVEING THE NURSE THAT HER PRECIOUS BABY BOY'S WERE SLEEPING AND WERE WELL.
WHILE SHE WAS MAKING BISCUIT'S, A LITTLE. SET OF WHITE WING'S FLUTTERED BEFORE HER EYE'S
TO TELL HER THAT ONE OF THE INFANT'S HAD PASSED ON IN THE NIGHT.
MY MOTHER, BELIVEING IN GOD AND HIS MESSAGE,
DIDN'T GO TO SEE, JUST CALLED OUT MY DADDY;S NAME AND TOLD HIM THEIR LITTLE BOY "GREER" WAS DEAD.
SHE EVEN KNEW WHICH TWIN IT WAS.....HIS TWIN BROTHER LIVED TO BECOME A FINE MAN OF GOD AND WAS A MINISTER UNTILL HIS PASSING AT AGE 57.....
MY MOTHER LAID TO REST 3 OF HER CHILDREN BEFORE SHE WENT HOME TO BE WITH THE LORD.
SOON AFTER THE DEATH OF HER 18 YEAR OLD SON,
WHOM HAD SUFFERED AND DIED OF BRAIN CANCER AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 18 YEAR'S,
ONE GENTLEMAN TOLD HER THAT ALL OF THOSE CHILDREN WOULD BURN IN HELL BECAUSE OF THE SIN'S OF THE FATHER.
MY MOTHER SAT AND ROCKED ,
CRIED AND PRAYED UNTILL THE DAY HER PRAYER'S WERE ANSWERED.
AN ANGEL CAME TO HER WITH A VISION OF HER CHILDREN SITTING UPON A GOLDEN STAIRCASE.
NO MORE DID SHE EVER DOUBT WHERE HER PRECIOUS ONE'S WERE.
SHE HAD FOUND THE PEACE WITHIN SHE HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR.
MY DEAR MOTHER WENT HOME IN 1986 AT THE AGE OF 75 YRS.
SHE WAS A GOD-FEARING WOMAN AS FAR BACK AS I CAN REMEMBER.
SHE LIVED TO SEE THE SALVATION OF MY SOUL IN 1977....PTL !!
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