Eyes of Faith

Over the past several days, we’ve reflected on the story of the feeding of the 5,000, and raised the question: What can Jesus do with just a little bit of faith, and some small action on our part?

So I think about the church I’m currently serving. We’re not a big church. We don’t have unlimited resources. But when our gifts were placed in Jesus’ hands this past summer, 160-something children heard about God’s love for them at our Vacation Bible School. I think about the challenges these children will face over the next several years. They are enormous. In light of this, I am tremendously grateful for even the small seeds of faith that we were able to plant. 

Sometimes we might wonder if our small actions make a difference.  We might look at our schedules and say, “O God, I don’t have time to help that person in need. Or, I don’t have time to go to counseling… Or, I don’t have time to give to that ministry.” And God says, “Spend the time, and I will bless it.”

We might look at our lives and say, “O God, I don’t have any extra to give.” And God says, “Give, and there will be more than enough.”

We might look into our hearts and say, “O God, I don’t have it in my heart to forgive or to love that person. I just can’t do it.” And God says, “Forgive. And grace will abound. Love. And there will be love overflowing.”

It’s amazing what Jesus can do with just a little faith and some small action.

Let us pray: O God, give us eyes to see the world not as the disciples saw it, but as Jesus sees it – as a world with the potential for miracles when our lives and our gifts are placed in his hands. Amen.