Letting Go of Our Status-Seeking

A sermon from Matthew 18:1-7

Back in September, I preached a sermon from Matthew 18:1-7, and today’s article is a written adaptation of that sermon. The translation of the text below is by the Rev. Dr. Wilda Gafney, from her Women’s Lecctionary for the Whole Church, Year A.

In that hour [that Jesus taught about taxes] the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest …