The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith!’ The
Lord replied, ‘If you had faith the size of a mustard seed…” Luke 17:5-6
Jesus followed this up by putting his followers in the place of boss with a decision to make about a servant coming after a long day; would they pile more on that servant by asking them fix their supper – or – invite them to eat with them?
So maybe that mustard seed question is less about having
enough faith, and more about having even just a little bit of faith…
…even just a little bit of enough faith to share a meal with somebody we would
otherwise dismiss.
Where we invite them to the table and they return the
favor by inviting us into their lives.
And as we talk around the table and share stories what do
we come to learn and know and understand about others?
Is our faith in Christ big enough to listen to these
stories from people who are not on our ‘A list’ of people we would invite?
To have even that small mustard seed of faith to look at
life through the servant’s eyes…
and see somebody looking for some measure of respect…
…some acknowledgment that their existence is something
more.
That they matter.
Ponder this: the size of that mustard seed is just about the same
thickness as a hand-written dinner invitation.
You’re invited to join us as we meet 10AM Sundays
in-person and on-line.
Together We Serve,
Pastor Mike