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There were men and women who listened to
Jesus and prayed with Him for those who were
poor or sick or hungry or did not know that God
the Father loved them. Jesus said to many of these
men and women, “I am glad that you are praying
with me. But I would like you to work with me
too.” So the Apostles and others went around
preaching about God’s love. Other men, and
some women too, were busy helping the sick and
feeding the hungry and teaching the children. As
we grow up, Jesus says to us, “I am glad that you
are praying for your family and for others. I
would like you to work with me too.” To some
He says, “I want you to get married and teach
your children to be good and loving. To some
boys he says, “I would like you to be priests when
you grow up.” To others Jesus says, “I would like
you to be religious brothers when you grow up.”
To some girls He says, “I would like you to be
nuns when you grow up.” And to still others,
boys and girls, Jesus says, “I would like you to
grow up to be single people working in the world
and helping me to make others understand that
God loves them.” So let us pray that as we grow
up, we will try to know what Jesus wants us to
be, and that we will be ready to listen to Him.

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