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Spiritism for
Kids
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Célia Xavier
Camargo -
Portuguese
Spanish |
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Year 7 - N° 345 – January 12, 2014 |
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Translation
Johnny Silveira
- silveirajohnny@yahoo.com |
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How To Enter The
Kingdom
Of
Heaven
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On one occasion,
while He
wandered the
planet leaving
behind Him His
lessons of love
to all creatures,
Jesus was
approached by a
very rich man
who said:
- Master, I
would like to
follow you but I
don't know how!
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Jesus, a knower
of everybody's
heart, told him:
- Transform your
life by
exercising love
towards your
neighbor. Then
come and follow
me.
The man knelt
down thanking
the Master for
His guidance and
left. |
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Upon returning
to his hometown,
as he arrived
home, he
complained about
the messy house
to which his
wife humbly
replied:
- Mizael, our
youngest son is
sick with a
fever and I was
taking care of
him.
Angry, the man
left the house
and went to his
store. Once
there he noticed
that one of his
customers had
not paid his
bill, so he went
on to demand the
payment to which
he was entitled.
The embarrassed
debtor
apologized
stating:
- My property
has produced
nothing and I
find myself in a
difficult
situation. Have
mercy, Mizael,
for I will pay
it all to you as
soon as possible!
But the
businessman had
no compassion
upon the man and
his family
sending him to
prison until he
had paid what he
owed.
Later on, Mizael
saw a beggar by
the wayside, who
extended his
hand begging
alms as he
claimed to be
sick. Mizael
looked at the
dirty ragged
pitiful man and
replied:
- I have no alms
to give you. You
should be
working instead
of bothering the
passersby!
The poor beggar
hung his head
feeling
humiliated by
the harsh words
he had heard.
When he arrived
home, Mizael saw
the widow of a
former employee
at his gate. The
poor woman with
three small
children begged
him:
- Sir, help me!
As you know,
when my husband
died we were
left in misery.
My children are
starving. I have
nothing to give
them, not even a
piece of stale
bread!
Full of pride,
Mizael raised
his head,
stretched his
arm out and
expelled her,
saying:
- My whole life
I have worked so
my children
would lack
nothing! Do as I
did!
The poor bitter
widow left, in
tears, not
having gotten
even a piece of
bread for her
hungry children.
He entered the
house, settled
into his
favorite spot
and called his
wife who brought
a basin of water,
took his sandals
off and washed
his feet as
usual.
He complained
angrily:
- Everyone
thinks I have an
obligation to
help them in
their needs.
They do not know
how much I have
worked for what
I have today.
The next day, he
went out and saw
a great movement
of people. He
asked what was
happening and
was told that
Jesus was there
in the city.
Happy, he went
looking for
Jesus. He found
Him in a removed
part of town
sitting on a
rock. Jesus
spoke to the
people, who
listened
intently.
When the Master
had finished
speaking, Mizael
tried to
approach him but
Jesus was sought
by everybody as
He attended and
healed many.
After a while,
with difficulty,
Mizael managed
to approach him.
Humbly kneeling
down, he asked
again:
- Master, I want
you to follow
your steps to
enter the
Kingdom of
Heaven! Teach me
how to do it!
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And Jesus,
looking at him
with infinite
pity, said:
- Love all the
needy who seek
you. Only then
you will have a
place in the
Kingdom of
Heaven.
And Mizael,
interested in
following Jesus,
upon hearing
that response,
remembered how
he had acted
with all those
who had come to
him the day
before. He hung
his head and
turned away,
embarrassed.
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He understood
that Jesus had
given him the
answer
to his
transformation
and that
He was
aware of
what he
had done.
So,
hanging
his head,
Mizael
walked
away,
determined
to
improve
his
behavior
and help
everyone
as the
Master
had
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MEIMEI
(Psychographed
by Celia X. de
Camargo on
11/11/2013.)
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