Well, let's just take a look at the young Jesus. At 12 he voluntarily ran off to talk to adults about God and scripture. This is a picture of a boy who has a role in the spiritual community. Despite a young person's naturally impulsive tendency (running off without telling his parents), he does not hesitate to get into a spiritual repartee with his elders. In fact, he feels called to do so.
How blessed we would be in our faith communities if our tweens and teens were seeking truth, had a working knowledge of God's word, were open to teach and be taught, willing to voice their opinion and found readily engaging in spiritual dialog with adults! Against this there can be no law!
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