How Lillian Did Her Hard Job

A few days before Easter, Mommy, Lillian and Judith were reading about Jesus praying in the garden. His father had given Jesus a job to do, and it seemed very hard to do it with a good attitude. Jesus really didn’t want to do the job, but He did want to please His Father, so He decided to pray and ask for help. So Jesus went to His favorite place in the Olive garden on a mountain. He prayed, but help didn’t come right away. So He prayed again. Then His Father sent some help; angels came and ministered to Him; they strengthened Him. And He could do His job! He did it well, too. So well, that we can copy Him.

After devotions and prayer, Lillian started her chores and Judith started putting away books. Very soon Mommy heard all kinds of complaining coming from Lillian’s mouth. It seemed her job was suddenly too hard. Mommy called Lillian over and asked if she would like to pray about her job the way Jesus did. And Lillian said, “Yes, I would like to pray.” All she said was, “Dear God, please help me do my job. Amen.”

Then Lillian went back to her chores. Mommy did not see the angel that came along, but Mommy did hear very jubilant singing from the dining room. Mommy thinks maybe the angel dropped in a whole bunch of happiness into Lillian’s heart, because singing went on until chores were all done!

—shared by Lillian’s Mommy