On a beautiful Wednesday evening, in front of an open fire, overlooking the raging Yellowstone River, the boys and men in our group participated in a very special observance. For years, Ted has been training our boys along the principles of a book by Robert Lewis called Raising a Modern Day Knight. This book uses the ethical foundation on which the knights of old became legendary to train modern-day boys to be strong men of God. The creed of the knight is that: real men resist passivity, real men accept responsibility, real men lead with courage, and real men work for a higher reward. Their motto is that “A knight has a will to obey, a work to do, and a woman to love [right now, a mother… later a wife]. The scripture challenge was Romans 12:1 – “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service”.
This night, Connor was presented a silver chalice signifying his position as a Page. Over the next few years he will earn other rewards cumulating in the presentation of a sword and ring with the family crest. You may want to consider reading this book if you are a father to sons.
