When people first see our Children and Family Ministry mascot—a friendly, wide-eyed sloth—they usually smile. Sloths are cute and the best of animals. Still, sloths don’t seem like the obvious choice for a ministry that’s full of energy, movement, and growing disciples. But the sloth turns out to be the perfect teacher for us, not because of slowness  alone, but because of what kind of slowness it represents. Acedía: The Wrong Kind of Slow The early Christians used a word tha