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Spiritism for
Kids
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Célia Xavier
Camargo -
Portuguese
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Year 9 - N° 451 - February 7, 2016 |
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Translation
Johnny Silveira
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How would Jesus
Like me to act?
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Nine year-old
Lucy had learned
from her parents
that upon waking
up in the
morning she
should say a
prayer thanking
Jesus for the
new day and
asking for
support to act
always well with
everyone.
So Lucy said her
prayer and
confidently got
out of bed sure
that that day
all would be
well. She felt
cheerful and in
good spirits.
She got ready,
had breakfast
and said goodbye
to her mother.
As she was
leaving,
however, she
remembered that
she needed to
bring ten bucks,
as her teacher
had asked them,
in order to pay
for the shuttle
ride that they
would take the
following week.
Her mother gave
her the ten
bucks and said:
- Honey, do not
walk around with
this money in
your hand. Keep
it in your
backpack.
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- Do not worry,
Mom, I'll put it
away - And with
a smile she
waved from the
gate already
walking to
school. |
Lucy walked down
the street
happily. When
passing by a
tree she saw a
man leaning
against it and
noticed that he
looked at her
with interest.
He had seen the
ten bucks she
still held in
her hand. He
walked towards
her with his arm
outstretched,
snatched the
note and ran
off.
Frightened, the
girl began to
scream. People
passing by
stopped,
wondering what
had happened. In
tears, she
pointed to the
man running.
A man coming in
the opposite
direction looked
at the ragged
who ran toward
him and, at the
same time, saw
the girl crying.
He had no doubt.
He grabbed the
poor man as hard
as he could and
began to shout:
- Police!
Police! Help!
Thief!… - and
dragged the man
toward the
crying girl. A
police car that
passed by
stopped to see
what was
happening. The
man holding the
thief said:
- He stole from
that girl!
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The police
officers got out
of the car and
asked the girl
if it was true
what the
gentleman had
said. Lucy, red
from crying,
looked at the
thief and saw so
much fear in his
eyes, as if he
begged her for
her silence.
Then she
remembered Jesus
and thought, "If
I were in his
shoes, how would
I like him to
act with me?"
Her heart was
filled with pity
for that poor
ragged man, who
looked hungry
and might have
stolen the money
to buy food.
Suddenly, Lucy
noted that she
still had not
answered the
police officer’s
question and
they were
waiting. She
looked at
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the
thief,
then to
the
policeman
and
said: |
- I was the one
who gave the ten
bucks to him.
- But you were
crying... - said
the gentleman
who grabbed the
ragged man.
- I was crying
because I took a
tumble and was
in pain.
The policemen
were not
convinced, but
released the
guy, who ran
away.
Lucy went to
school and
apologised to
her teacher
claiming she
forgotten the
money and that
she would bring
it the next day.
She was at peace
with her
conscience.
A week later, a
man rang the
doorbell of
Lucy's house.
Her mother
answered:
- I would like
to speak to your
daughter, ma'am.
The mother
invited him to
come in and sit
down. Then she
called Lucy,
telling her that
a man wanted to
talk to her. On
seeing him, the
girl did not
recognise him.
He explained:
- Don’t you
remember me? It
was me who stole
your money the
other day.
- Ah! I did not
recognise you.
You're so
different!...
- That’s true.
At that moment,
I was desperate,
unemployed, I
had no money and
needed to buy
food and
medicine for my
daughter who was
sick. When I saw
that money in
your hand, I
could not resist
and I stole it -
explained the
man, full of
shame.
Lucy's mother's
eyes widened in
alarm. She was
unaware of what
had happened.
Her daughter had
said that she
had lost the
money. The man
cried, moved as
he noticed that
even the girl’s
mother ignored
what had
happened. Then
he
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told
them his
reason: |
- Thanks to your
daughter, I was
not arrested.
Conscious of
having done the
wrong thing, I
started to act
differently. I
went home, took
a shower, put on
clean clothes
and went out to
look for
employment. God
helped me and
soon I was
working again.
So, I came back
to return what
your daughter
gave me.
He took ten
bucks from his
pocket and
handed it to the
girl:
- Thank you,
little girl. You
taught me a
great lesson,
and I needed it.
It was Jesus who
helped me
through your
hands, because
it would not be
that way that I
would solve my
problems. I will
never forget
what you did for
me.
He stood up and
hugged her, in
tears, saying he
would like to be
friends. Lucy
smiled and
nodded:
- Jesus helped
me too. When I
woke up that
morning, I had
asked Him to
help me do the
best I could do
that day. In
fact, Jesus
helped us both!
They became
great friends
and always told
people how they
had met, saying
that Jesus will
always help us,
but we need to
learn to
understand His
will.
MEIMEI
(Psychographed
by Celia X. de
Camargo on
28/09/2015.)
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