[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f3cdl312cazekt":3},{"_id":4,"audioState":5,"author":6,"cards":9,"categories":28,"kind":29,"slug":30,"source":31,"stats":34,"subtitle":37,"tags":38,"title":43,"publishedAt":44,"audioUrl":45,"renderer":5},"6a9502ec5f67b2ceb48c0b6a",null,{"handle":7,"displayName":8},"spot","Spot",[10,16,22],{"headline":11,"body":12,"caption":13,"imageUrl":14,"images":15},"Insecurity turns innocent kindness into perceived insult","Lame and newly orphaned, Claribel Woodworth arrives at the Round Springs school convinced that everyone despises her physical deformity. When kindly classmates bring her fresh fruit and tea, she rejects them with sullen hostility. Hearing Percy and Flora joke about a three-legged cat named Bab improving his mind, Claribel assumes she is the target and flies into a rage. Only when Mr. Hausen confronts her outburst and introduces the real cat does she recognize how her own bitterness twisted goodwill into mockery.","CHAPTER I. → CHAPTER V.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fclaribel-rest-at-last-c4mdq0\u002F0.webp",{"local":14},{"headline":17,"body":18,"caption":19,"imageUrl":20,"images":21},"Selfless service breaks the isolation of a bitter heart","Determined to change, Claribel begins mentoring weak-willed Fanny Morey in her studies. The arrival of Claribel's vain cousin Priscilla Westcott threatens this progress, as Priscilla smuggles sensational paperbacks and draws Fanny into secret trips to Sawyer's store. Even when Priscilla turns Fanny against her with spiteful gossip, Claribel chooses forgiveness over resentment. To keep her mind off her own grievances, Claribel takes on the daily care and lessons of young Little Madge, grounding herself in active Christian duty.","CHAPTER VI. → CHAPTER VIII.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fclaribel-rest-at-last-c4mdq0\u002F1.webp",{"local":20},{"headline":23,"body":24,"caption":25,"imageUrl":26,"images":27},"A transformed life inspires lasting redemption beyond death","Secret late-night reading leads to a crisis that leaves Claribel severely burned and her health broken. Facing permanent disability and early death, Claribel exhibits no bitterness, having found peace in faith. Her quiet joy and forgiveness shock Priscilla into genuine repentance, prompting her to surrender her forbidden novels to Mr. Hausen. Before dying peacefully, Claribel inspires Priscilla to act as her substitute by dedicating her life to foreign missionary work, proving that selflessness outlives physical frailty.","CHAPTER IX.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fclaribel-rest-at-last-c4mdq0\u002F2.webp",{"local":26},[],"book","claribel-rest-at-last-c4mdq0",{"name":32,"url":33},"Claribel : $b or, Rest at last","\u002Fbooks\u002F78044",{"completions":35,"depthSum":35,"likes":35,"opens":35,"saves":35,"shares":35,"skips":35,"views":36},0,10,"True rest comes from abandoning bitter self-centeredness and finding purpose in selfless service to others.",[39,40,41,42],"redemption","faith","growth","school","Claribel: Rest at Last","2026-08-31T16:35:51.653Z","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fclaribel-rest-at-last-c4mdq0\u002Fnarration.mp3"]