In this story we see a ‘non-disciple’ of Jesus teaching his disciples a valuable lesson about faith. As fellow disciples of Jesus, are we willing to learn from those who may seem to have only just met Jesus and yet have greater trust/faith in him? The Centurion would not have been a popular role model for a group of Jews under Roman rule, and yet Jesus uses him as such. Are we willing to learn from those who might seem to us to be completely the wrong people to teach us anything?