WPC, +h.5U>;HVFvI&I/Sf&Wt"çⓘڳc Q -OGN 0<  0.  0 0^ 0( D+; AQf ! UJ"""Df 0v#!UN1 %M(N^ w@4 m<6X9`(Courier'  BInformation Systems ServicesB0Information Systems Services .   <SC:Default ParaS\  `&Times New RomanSC<6X9`(CourierC\  `&Times New Roman<:Footnote Ref  )..      XXm  _ WGCz hx p @X@Exx (#(#  (#(#mXcdXXXXXcdmXX(2$ !..      LXXAL  ݃ Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5(2$ !..      LXXAL  (2$ !..      LXXAL  ($'dxd C<< c   "..      XXm  _  mPage  1  ڀof  3    гkIA`2WP TypographicSymbols          #|xG(r$..      +XXx_+HP LaserJet 1100,,,,,,0(hH  Z6Times New Roman RegularX*  >?D@ADBCEDEEFEG*,U !..      XXm  _8888       XXmXcdXXXHeritageSabbath,October20,2001 8  Children'sStory  $ 0p x (#X0Qtt)tH.` hp x (#X(#H3p x (#X(#3Qzz!t ATIMELYMESSAGE  H.` hp x (#X(#H X FormanyyearsJesussentmessagestoHischildrenhereonearththroughHismessenger,  t Mrs.EllenG.White.SometimesJesusevensentmessagestochildren.OncehesentaspecialmessagetoMrs.White'sgranddaughter,EllaMae.Shewasonly14yearsoldatthetime.OnenightwhenEllacamehomefromschoolshewasverytiredanddiscouraged.HermotherhadtospendsomuchtimetakingcareofhernewtwinbabybrothersthatmuchofthehouseworkhadbecomeElla'sresponsibility.Consequently,Ellaalwaysseemedtired.Andsheneverhadenoughtimetostudy.TearfullyEllaprayed,"DearJesus,pleasehelpme.Pleasetakeawaymyunhappyfeelingsandgivemepeace."Butshestilldidn'tfeelanybetter.ItseemedtoherthatJesuswasn'tnearher,andthatHedidn'thearherprayers.FinallyEllafellasleepfeelingverysadandlonely.FE.` hp x (#X(#EFAdayortwolaterGrandmaWhitescarriagestoppedatthefrontdoorofElla'shome.GrandmatoldElla'sfathertocallthefamilytogether,forshehadcomewithaspecialmessagejustforthem.ShealsoaskedElla'smothertohaveoneoftheirhelperstakecareofthetwins.GrandmaWhitewantedEllaandhersisterMabeltopayattentiontoeverywordandnotbedistractedbythebabies.Mrs.Whitetookoutofherbagthemessagethatshehadwrittenthatverymorningandbegantoread.JesushadcometoMrs.Whiteduringthenightandhadspokentoherinavision.Hetoldherthattherewastoomuchnoiseandconfusionintheirhome.Shewasalsoshownthattheyforgotto *%)      thinkaboutGodandtoaskHisblessingastheydidtheirstudyandwork.TheyshouldmakemoretimeforBiblestudyandprayer.AstheywentabouttheirworktheyweretorememberthatitwasthesameasiftheyweredoingitforJesus.GrandmaWhitetoldEllaandMabelthattheirmotherneededtheirhelp,andthattheyshouldbefaithfulindoingtheirchores.Shetoldthemtheyshouldrespecttheirmotherandobeyherwhentheywereaskedtodosomething.Boysandgirlsshouldlearntorespectandobeytheirparentsbecauseitishelpingthemtogetreadyforheaven.EllawastoldthatsheneededtosetagoodexampleforherlittlesisterbybeinglikeJesus.Shewastoldthatsheshouldbewillingtodoherhomechores.Ifshesawsomethingthatneededtobedonesheshoulddoitwithoutbeingasked.Shewasalsotoldthatsheshouldkeepherroomneatandclean,aswellasthekitchen.TheseweretheverythingsthatElladidn'tliketodo,andshecertainlydidn'tlikehearingaboutthemrightinfrontofthewholefamily.Interruptinghergrandmother,Ellaasked,"Didtheangelsayallthosethings,ordidyouthinkofthemyourselfasyouwerewriting?"PatientlyGrandmareplied,"Theangeltalkedwithmeinthenight;Ithengotoutofbedanddressedandwrotedownthemessagesthatweregiventomefor_you.G"G_GrandmaWhitealsotoldEllathatsheshouldputherbooksawaywhenitwastimetodochores,andthatsheshouldnotstudyuntilherchoresweredone.SheremindedEllathatbyobeyinghermother,anddoingherchorespromptlyandneatly,shewasbeingamissionary.ShewasbeinglikeJesus.ToHim,evenlittlejobsinthekitchenareimportantTheBibletellsusthatwhenwearefaithfulindoingtheleastimportantthingsitwillhelpustobetrueandfaithfulinthemostimportantthings. *&* "Wearetoldnottobediscouraged,"Grandmacontinued,"AngelsarewatchingtoseehowtheycanhelpusbecomemorelikeJesus."Elladidn'tlikethemessagethatJesushadgiventoGrandmaWhiteforher.Sheranupstairstoherroom,buriedherfaceinherpillowandcriedandcried."WhydoIhavetosweepandscrubandwashdishes?"shesobbed."Ineedtimeforstudying.<"<AndthensuddenlysherememberedherprayerthatJesuswouldhelpherandtakeawayherbadfeelings.WasthisHisanswer?HadJesusheardthecryofayounggirlandsentanangelwiththeanswertoherprayer?Yes.Jesushadheardher.Hedidloveher!HehadsentHisangeltogiveamessagetohergrandmotherjustforhertellingherhowshecouldbebetterbecauseHelovedher.NowEllabegantocryagain,butthistimeitwasbecauseshewassorry.Shewipedhertearsawayandwentscurryingdowntothekitchen.Becauseshehadbeenfeelingsostubbornandcrankyshehadhiddenastickysaucepanbehindthestove.Assoonasshewassurenoonewaslooking,Ellagotitandgaveitagoodcleaning.Ithadnevershonesobrightlybefore!Thenshelookedaroundthekitchenandstraightenedthingsuphereandthere.Sheevenusedsomeofhernewfoundenergytoscrubthestainsfromthewoodentable.My,howmuchbettershefelt!Ellarepeatedthewords,=A=>">Hethatisfaithfulinthatwhichisleastisfaithfulalsoinmuch.?XgXXXcr@XcrXXXg?@"@FromnowonshewouldtodoeverychoreasfaithfullyandcarefullyasifshecouldlookupandseeJesusstandingthere,watchinglovinglyasshedidherwork.AXgXXXcrCXcrXXXgACB񄄄aBCD"DAdaptedfromOverMyShoulder,byEllaWhiteRobinson. h%0!$ E XLXXcrALH.` hp x (#X(#HE