09-24-21

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHING
September 24, 2021
Have you ever felt like something prepared you for something else? You did something small that provided some comfort or confidence when the bigger thing came your way? When Jesus was providing some coaching on faithfulness, he said, “Whoever is faithful with little is also faithful with much…” For the longest time, I pictured God testing us with a little something, scoring us, and then determining what we could handle next. When I pause and reflect a little more on that image of God, I find it to be a rather troubling perception to have. I don’t believe God plays games with us. There are challenges every single day, challenges that are a part of being human. Most of them are small, yet our faith calls upon us to be responsive in a Christ-like way no matter how small it might be. A string of small successes, whether we thought of it in these terms or not, often prepares us to be faithful when something a bit more demanding comes our way. Don’t overlook or dismiss the small stuff because it is important by itself. At the same time, it might just be the rehearsal we need for what follows.

Your love inspires my faith, O Lord – a faith that seeks to emulate your love; a faith that never allows even the smallest opportunity to slip by; a faith modeled in the likeness of Jesus. Amen.

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