Helio was a ten
year-old boy
with good
intentions and a
desire to serve
who in his
prayers asked
Jesus to help
him to be useful
to his neighbor.
He asked so much
that in one
occasion at
school he
noticed that one
of his friends
was not OK and
asked him what
was happening.
With a hand
holding his head
and an
expression of
pain, Victor
complained:
- Oh... My head
hurts a lot,
Helio.
At that moment,
Helio felt the
need to help his
classmate.
Reaching out his
hand he touched
the boy's head
and said with
confidence:
- Jesus will
help you,
Victor. Do not
worry, your pain
will pass. |
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At the same time
the pain
disappeared and
the boy looked
at Helio
surprised.
During recess,
Victor told
their classmates
what had
happened and
soon everyone
was surrounding
Helio, who got
very embarrassed.
- What did you
do to heal
Victor? - One
boy asked.
- I did nothing.
I just asked
Jesus to help,
and I felt that
the pain would
go away if I put
my hand on his
head.
- So, I want you
to heal my leg,
Helio - Celeste
asked. - It has
been hurting
nonstop for a
month. I've been
to the doctor
but it did not
resolve it.
Please?
- I'll try -
Helio said,
doubtful.
He reached for
his classmate's
leg and right
then her leg got
better. The
children clapped,
excited.
The next day,
one of Victor's
relatives went
to look for the
boy at his home,
but he refused
to help fearing
that his mother
would see it and
he would have to
explain
something that
to him had no
explanation. But
the boy insisted:
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- Helio, I have
stomach pain. I
will give you a
coin if you heal
me.
Upon hearing the
proposal,
Helio's eyes
shone. He was
saving money to
buy a cell phone.
He decided to
accept it. He
reached out his
hand and touched
the boy's belly,
and soon had the
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promised money
in his hand. |
From then on,
Helio began to
charge a coin to
heal people.
Seeing so many
people knocking
at their door,
Helio's mother
thought it was
strange and
asked him what
was happening.
The boy told her
the truth and
she, worried,
explained:
- My son, if
what you told me
is true, you
received the
gift of healing
from Jesus,
which requires
real seriousness,
because it is
something that
is not yours.
You have been
given this
faculty to help
people. As it is
not something
you bought – it
came from Jesus!
- you cannot
charge. Get it?
Yes, Helio had
understood but
could not stop.
Thus, he
continued to
receive a coin
to place his
hand on people
and get them
cured. Until the
day that nothing
happened!
- Give me back
my money! -
Someone shouted.
- I am still in
pain. You did
nothing!
Then, people
started fighting
with Helio,
wanting to hit
him because he
could not heal
them, and he had
to rush home and
he hid under his
bed.
After she calmed
people down and
that the
revolted ones
were gone, his
mother went
looking for her
son. Helio came
out of hiding,
crying in fear.
The mother
hugged him and
sat down with
him to talk.
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- My child,
remember that I
warned you
saying that you
could lose the
gift of healing
if you continued
to charge for
your services?
The boy lowered
his head in
agreement:
- Yes, Mom. I
remember. But as
I was saving
money to buy a
cell phone I
thought it would
not hurt anyone
if I continued a
little longer.
Then I would
stop!
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- But we cannot
put a price on
what does not
belong to us,
dear. The
mediumship of
healing is given
by God to help
others. Jesus
said that we
should give
freely what we
received for
free. Jesus and
the apostles
were poor but
did not charge
for the cures
they did. Helio,
your cures were
the Spiritual
Friends who did,
sweetheart, not
you.
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The boy began to
cry feelingly:
- Mom, I asked
Jesus to give me
a way of helping
people, to do
something good
and useful for
them. But, when
I was offered
money, greed
caused me to
accept it.
- Exactly. So
look for other
ways to help.
- How?
- You'll find a
way. Watch
people and
notice what they
need.
From that day,
Helio began to
observe his
classmates,
people in the
street, his
neighbors, and
found that all
needed help.
There was a
classmate who
had trouble with
maths and he was
willing to teach;
when someone
knocked on the
door of his
house in need of
food or clothing,
he would give
them; a neighbor
was upset over
losing his wife
and Helio spent
hours consoling
him, explaining
that no one dies
and that one day
he would hear
from his wife.
And so on.
Soon no one
remembered that
time when Helio
could heal, but
they remembered
him as the
helpful
classmate, the
caring neighbor
who liked to
listen to people,
the one who
would help a
mother who had
to go out taking
care of their
child, or the
boy who was
always willing
to help those in
need who passed
in the street.
And his mother,
watching Helio's
actions and how
he was dedicated
to everyone,
sometimes would
say to her son:
- Keep it up,
dear. And who
knows, one day
you might return
to healing?...
MEIMEI
(Psychographed
by Celia X. de
Camargo on
August 26,
2013.)
