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“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

I love this quote from Mother Teresa. Her ministry was built on doing countless small things for those who suffer and led to her being known around the world, but being known around the world was not her motivation. Her love for Jesus and others was her motivation.

Last night before my class, one of my students, a young woman from Mexico, was talking on her phone with her grandmother in Mexico. I motioned for her to hand me her phone, she gave it to me, and I spoke with her grandmother in Spanish telling her that her granddaughter is a good student, a good woman who loves Jesus, and that she can be proud of her granddaughter. The grandmother lives in a small town in Mexico. I wanted to encourage my student and her grandmother. I also knew that a simple thing of her granddaughter’s teacher speaking with would give her something to talk with her friends about.

When I was younger and a new Christian, I dreamed of doing great things serving Jesus. I read books about people who had done wonderful things and felt inspired by them. But as I grew in my faith and in my relationship with Jesus, I realized Jesus had the heart to serve in love. Yes, he performed great miracles, but he also connected with people by interacting with them in normal every day moments.

Doing the “small things” give me the opportunity to show the love of Jesus in normal every day life.

Doing the small things can lead to “doing bigger things”, but God does not seem to differentiate like we do. He rewards faithfulness. In Hebrews 6 we see:

 ^“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.“

Jesus spoke of doing small things for others being rewarded as being done to him in Matthew 25:

 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

I am thankful God has helped me to be more aware of the “small things” in life and to look for those moments such as taking a few minutes to talk with a grandmother in Mexico.

Dear reader let’s pray for opportunities to share God’s love in doing the small things. It can lead to wonderful things.

Thank you for reading. God Bless.