This week we hear James warn against selfish ambition, while the disciples quarrel over which one of them is the greatest. Jesus tells them the way to be great is to serve. Then, to make it concrete, he puts in front of them a flesh-and-blood child. By placing the child in their midst, Jesus incarnates his teaching. Jesus lays aside his own status in reaching out to a child, a symbol of the marginalized within any community. In his reception of the child Jesus models the openness, vulnerability and humility to which we are invited. As Director of Children, Youth, & Family Ministry, Deacon Bri, preaches, we are reminded of our calling to welcome the children God puts in front of us, to make room for them in daily interaction, to give them a place of honor in the assembly, and to learn from their example.