I have often reminded discipleship students that, “It’s the little things”……….They reveal where our heart and mind are focused. Sarah Westfall writes about this truth in her “Liturgy of Little Things” in her HUMAN TOGETHER blog, excerpted here:
“Love often begins little. Instead of knocking down walls and breaking down doors, love works its way into the seemingly unseen, unnoticed corners of our lives, a kingdom of yeast and mustard seeds barely noticeable even when held in the human hand. Love comes gently, stepping into the brokenness not as a conquering king but as a fleshy baby. Often quietly rather than all at once.
And so, these days, I find myself thinking: If Love comes little, then so can I.
I can love by sharing soups and wiping noses, doing laundry and bandaging knees. I can love by taking an extra moment to look my grocer in the eye and smile, to ask, “How are you?” and mean it. I can love by sending emails, mailing notecards, texting friends who have gone quiet, and saying “thank you!” to my boys teachers for the endless hours they’ve invested in their lives. I can love in a thousand little ways.
And maybe no one will know. Maybe the little ripples will never grow into a wave. But in my gut, I sense that these little things matter. Loving little matters, even if I will never know how or why or in what way.”
Think little.