The cross section of a tree shows wooden rings and markers of time gone by and seasons of growth throughout the years. For a child seeing those rings of a tree for the first time, you might explain to them why some rings are closer together or farther apart based on a year of health and plenty or a dry season. Each of the rings represent a time in the life of the tree, they are a part of its makeup. It tells a long and true story. In the same way, Christian believers who have been through a lifetime of sanctification filled with joys and sorrows, blessings and battles, can use that to point out to children what the Christian life is like. A growing Christian can teach children and pass down the faith by offering to them the wisdom given to them from the Lord from those years of seasons of walking faithfully with him. Psalm 1 reminds us that a man who delights in the law of God is like a tree planted by streams of water yielding fruit in season, its leaves do not wither, and in all he prospers. It is such a blessing and a gift for those who have been believers for many years to know Jesus as their Savior and delight knowing they belong to him. The beauty of ownership is the desire to pass down what you have. The legacy of faith is the most important thing you can pass down.