Children never just hear a story – they try it on for size. They’ll stomp around in too-big boots playing cowboy for a day or drape a towel around their shoulders for a superhero cape. To a child, a story isn’t just about what happened. It’s a promise of what might be. I think Matthew, the author of the first gospel, believed that, too. He isn’t just writing history. He’s prompting us to find ourselves in this story. To try it on for size. So – what part of this story is yours? Which character are you?