"Always, darling. God is never far away from you, and He has told you that He wants you to tell Him all your troubles."
"How has He told me?"
"In the Bible."
"Would He let me join myself on to Him? I don't quite know how to do it, but Noel loves Him and God loves Noel. I should like to be like that. How can I do it?"
"Dear Inez, God has loved you all your life. He sent His Son Jesus Christ down here to tell everybody so, and Jesus died for you. He died for your sins, so that God could forgive you, and that heaven's gates might be opened for you. Kneel down and ask your Saviour to come into your little heart. He will make you happy and good. Give yourself to Him, and trust Him. He will do all the rest."
"Would He be able to turn me from a wicked girl into a good girl?" asked Inez.
"Indeed He will, though it may not be done all at once. He will love to do it. That is a prayer that will most certainly be answered."
"I wish I lived with you," said poor Inez with a little sigh.
There was no opportunity for further talk. The turning came for Inez to part with her friends, but as she ran home her heart was singing inside her.
"I'll do it, and then I'll have somebody who really loves me, and I'll try to love Jesus Christ with all my heart and soul!"