In the providence of God, Sister N has been separated from her father’s family. Although, with others, she shares the characteristics of the family association, bearing grave responsibilities has led her out of herself and has given her an interest in others’ woes. She has, in a measure, opened her heart in sympathy and love for God’s family, taking an interest in others. The work and cause of God have engaged her attention. She has felt, in some degree, that poor fallen mortals are one great brotherhood. She has had to educate herself to think for others, do for others, and forget self; and yet she has not cultivated as thoroughly as she should the interest, sympathy, and affection for others that are necessary for the followers of Christ. She needs to have greater sympathy and less tense, rigid justice. As she has given her interest and time to the great subject of health reform she has reached out beyond self. As she has done this she has been blessed. The more she does for others’ good, the more she sees to do and the more she feels inclined to do. {3T 536.2}

I Guds forudseenhed, har søster N været adskilt fra sin faders familie. Selvom hun sammen med andre deler familieforbindelsens egenskaber, har hendes alvorlige ansvarsløft fået tankerne fra hende selv og har givet hende interesse for andres ve og vel. Hun har, i en grad, åbnet op for sympati og kærlighed for Guds familie, har påtaget sig interesse for andres arbejde og Guds sag har optaget hende. Hun har, i nogen grad, følt at stakkels faldne mennesker er et stort broderskab. Hun har måttet oplære sig selv til at tænke for andre, arbejde for andre og glemme sig selv; og alligevel har hun ikke opdyrket, så grundigt som hun burde, den interesse, forståelse og kærlighed for andre som er nødvendig for Kristi efterfølgere. Hun behøver at have større forståelse og en mindre stram og streng dømmekraft. Idet hun har givet sin interesse og tid for helsereformens store arbejde er hun kommet ud over sine egne grænser. Idet hun gjorde dette er hun blevet velsignet. Jo (537) mere hun gør for andres vel, jo mere kan hun se der skal gøres og jo mere føler hun sig til tilskyndet til at gøre noget.