We celebrate child dedications on Mother’s Day and name the joy and grief many people carry when they walk into church. We open 2 Timothy 1 to ask how we become like Daniel and raise kids with resilient faith while living in a world that pushes the other way. • child dedication as parents and church family making shared commitments • honoring mothers while making space for loss, infertility, and longing • the question of living in “Babylon” and pursuing faithful formation an...