Charles Dickens, on ‘The Life of our Lord’ to his children, sharing ‘Chapter the Third’ wrote:
“That there might be some good men to go with Him, teaching the people, Jesus Christ chose Twelve poor men to be his companions. These twelve are called The Apostles or Disciples, and he chose them from among Poor Men, in order that the Poor might know—always after that; in all the years to come—that Heaven was made for them as well as for the rich, and that God makes no difference between those who wear good clothes and those who go barefoot and in rags. The most miserable, the most ugly, deformed, wretched creatures that live, will be bright Angles in Heaven if they are good here on earth. Never forget this when you are grown up. Never be proud or unkind my dears to any poor man, woman, or child. If they are bad, think that they would have been better, if they had had kind friends, and good homes, and had been better taught. So, always try to make them better by kind persuading words; and always try to teach them and relieve them if you can. And when people speak ill of the Poor and Miserable, think how Jesus Christ went among them and taught them, and thought them worthy of His care. And always pity them yourselves, and think as well of them as you can. ~ from ‘Inspirational Classics’ p.292, Deseret Book Company 2000, compiled by Jack M. Lyon
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