No Matter How Small

“The Kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. It becomes a large bush, and the ‘birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.’“ Matthew 13:31-32

In the world, we put value on big things. Dominant personalities who take up center stage, multi-national corporations, singers that can fill stadiums with fans, celebrities with millions of followers on social media. God on the other hand, seems to think differently. His parables are about small, ordinary things. The mustard seed, yeast, a fishing net, even a rotted loincloth in the first reading for today (Jeremiah 13:1-11). Jesus surrounded Himself with ordinary people, outside of the fringes of high society.  They were not rich, learned, nor eloquent. BUT they were able to change the world in a BIG way, just as a mustard seed can grow into a big tree, and the tiny yeast can make bread rise. 

In the first reading, Jesus taught the prophet Jeremiah through his lesson of the loin cloth, that if His people cling to Him closely, He will rejoice in them, help them and prosper them. But if they are wicked, refuse to obey His words, walk in the stubbornness of their hearts, and follow strange gods, they will be good for nothing. (Jeremiah 13:1-11) Let us allow God’s word to illuminate our path so that no matter how small we are in the world, we can change our corner of the world for the better in a BIG way.