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It was a big day for little Emily. She had just received her First Holy Communion, and now she was back at home with her family for a party to celebrate the event.
With everyone gathered in the living room, Emily walked in confidently in her beautiful new white dress. In front of everyone, she recited the Hail Mary and the Our Father, with her dad videotaping the moment. She was quick on her feet as she answered questions from her parents and grandparents about the Mass and the Ten Commandments, about Jesus and about Mary. Everyone was so proud of her that they gave her a round of applause before cutting the cake and giving her presents.
As proud as everyone was on that special day, it would be a sad and disappointing thing if, twenty years later, this recitation of prayers and simple answers to simple questions were all that Emily knew about her faith. This is the point that the author of the Letter to the Hebrews made as…
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