Mustard Seed Faith

Today's Gospel includes the parable of the mustard seed which found a current re-telling in the captivating film, Little Boy.  When one wants something desperately, one strains with all one's might to obtain it, even to risking ridicule and skepticism.  In the film it is the faith the size of a mustard seed that can move mountains that motivates young Pepper Bubee to believe with all his might.  In today's reference, it is the small size of the seed that is used to demonstrate how the Church can grow when its members have enough faith, even the size of the smallest seed.  In his first letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul reminds us that God chooses the foolish of the world to shame the wise and the weak, to shame the strong, so that the credit goes to him, to keep us from boasting of ourselves, and acknowledging how God uses our "littleness" to achieve his ends. (Cf. 1 Cor 1:25-30).  Even our "little deeds"  such as a smile, phone call, card, e-mail, can speak volumes and help bring the mustard seed to full stature. Nothing is too small or insignificant to have an effect on others and the pebble by pebble building of God's Kingdom.
Bro. Rene