Education for the Tower
Every generation builds a tower.
Some towers are made of stone. Others are built from technology, wealth, influence, institutions, and human ambition. The materials may change, but the question remains the same: What kind of world are we educating people to build?
Education is one of humanity's greatest gifts. It has cured diseases, expanded knowledge, and opened doors once thought impossible. Yet education also carries immense responsibility. If it teaches us only how to compete, accumulate power, and strengthen institutional hierarchies, it risks becoming a pathway toward another Babel—a civilization remarkable for its achievements, yet forgetful of its humanity.
Today's classrooms often prepare students for an intensely competitive world. They learn to solve complex problems, innovate rapidly, and excel professionally. These are valuable pursuits. But if wisdom fails to grow alongside knowledge, graduates may enter society equipped to build ever taller towers while remaining uncertain how to care for those living in their shadows.
The greatest purpose of education is not simply to produce successful professionals, influential leaders, or powerful institutions. Its highest calling is to cultivate men and women whose knowledge is guided by humility, whose success is measured by service, and whose achievements strengthen the dignity of every human being.
May our schools, colleges, and universities never educate people merely to climb higher than others. May they educate people to build communities where truth is joined with compassion, excellence with justice, and knowledge with mercy.
For the true measure of education is not the height of the tower we construct, but the humanity we preserve while building it.
Rev. Steven G. Lee
St. GMC Corps
June 17, 2026
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