On August 26, three of our youth—Sydney Fontenot, Lily Marquez, and Drew Wilson—speak on Matthew 18:1-5.

Ancient moralists regularly trotted forth models of heroes and statesmen for their students to imitate; Jesus instead points to a child. More so then than today, children were powerless, without status, and utterly dependent on their parents. Yet we are called to imitate such people of no status, people who recognize our dependence on our Heavenly Father.