Today's Gospel presents the disciples' question about who is greatest in the Kingdom of God, with Jesus' reply about being like children. Hard to avoid the thought that this is one of the key themes of the entire New Testament, salvation and all that notwithstanding. It's everywhere! Since my 30-day retreat, I've been referring a lot to the scene of the washing of feet, which is the same message given in a different way, and then there's Philippians 2 about the mind that is ours in Christ Jesus...
Edith Stein would not seem to have been a "little one," exactly. Philosopher, professor, martyr. But she made herself the least of all and the servant of all by entering Carmel with the intention of praying and offering her life for her people.
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