Today, I’m reflecting on the word’s faith the size of a mustard seed.

 

What is it that we believe?

 

It’s not so much about the various faiths we belong to. it’s about the things we put our faith in every day.

 

Recently, my doorbell rang, and to my surprise, there were about four other couples, all elderly black women and men, walking the neighborhood.

 

The opening question I was asked is “How am I dealing with the current situation in the world, with all that continues to divide us?”

 

It was an open question that I felt the need to ask them to come inside for a minute and offer them some water.

 

Little did I know my faith and knowledge were tested by what they both presented to me under Mosaic law and what I believed after going through the book of Galatians and the new covenant.

 

As a person of faith and somewhat familiar with the Bible, we talked about the new covenant under Jesus rather than Moses.

 

Although it was truly a learning experience for all, they wanted to come back and visit, which I said yes to if I were home again when they rang my doorbell.

 

This got me thinking about how faith can plant a seed in a ministry as they walked the neighborhood expressing their faith to others.

 

Today, each of us puts our faith in many different things.

 

We want our children to see our faith in us as we practice living a life filled with grace and mercy.

 

I’m aware we should all be a living letter as stated in the Bible.

 

“Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some, letters of recommendation to you or from you? 2 You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. 3 You show that you are Christ’s letter, delivered[a] by us, not written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God—not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.”

 

2 Corinthians 3-4 CSB – Living Letters – Are we beginning to – Bible Gateway

 

In life, we sometimes take things for granted and accept them as they are.

 

One of my responses to the Jehovah’s Witnesses team was that it’s the same God today as it was yesterday.

 

I was pleased to see that faith works in mysterious ways, as President Trump’s bill (the Save America Act) didn’t pass, with four Republicans voting against it.

 

This is not the first time we have had senators from President Donald Trump’s party join Democrats.

 

If you recall, it was his “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which narrowly passed the upper chamber with a tie-breaking vote from Vice President J.D. Vance.

 

We saw this with four Republicans joining Democrats in the House vote to rein in Trump’s Iran war powers.

 

I often wonder what families are saying to their children, or what others are thinking out loud, when going against the norm, as we witnessed this past week.

 

I’m also thinking about what happened this past weekend at the Hilton Garden Inn Montgomery – East Chase in Montgomery, AL, which I couldn’t attend, based on other commitments, was our 53rd Biennial Gulf Coast District Junior Conference, sponsored by the Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary.

 

I’m reminded of the phrase as we help our children grow in faith.  “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

 

Many of the Junior Knights and Junior Daughters, when they reach the age of 18, officially join the Knights of Peter Claver and the Ladies Auxiliary.

 

Proverbs 22:6 – Bible Gateway

 

I must believe that people will do the right thing for the right reason.

 

I read a quote from Max Lucado that says, “Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want.  It is the belief that God will do what is right.”

 

That is faith within itself.

 

I’m sure also that many who watched the price of gas go down this week had faith it wouldn’t go any higher.

 

This past Friday, I also received an email from one of my Catholic Brother Knights in Georgia, stating that one of our Brother Knights was receiving his last rites from the Priest.

 

Four hours later, I received another call saying that he had passed away.

 

It’s that faith I wonder about as well when we know death is imminent.

 

Each of us has taken the faith when we seek employment for the right job, and the faith that we will find another job when the employer decides to let us go.

 

I’ll wrap this up by saying that I never relented my faith when the family hadn’t heard from my older sister, and the relief it was when she appeared two years later.

 

Yes, we must have faith in the size of a mustard seed in times like these.

 

I’m a firm believer that everything is temporary.

 

Finally, just like the farmer who continues to plant his corn and cotton fields around me each year, he has faith that his crops will grow.

 

The farmer can’t see the seed working and must have faith in the process.

 

When I planted my yearly Mexican Roses a month ago, I could not see the roots taking hold until two weeks later, with little green sprouts popping through the soil.

 

Last year, one Rose appeared; this year, there is a 100% difference this year, with everything popping through the soil.

 

It is faith that it’s the same God yesterday as it is tomorrow.

 

Faith is believing in what you cannot see and trusting in what you hope for.

 

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” — Hebrews 11:1

 

“For nothing will be impossible with God.” — Luke 1:37

 

Today, take a moment and reflect on your faith. What’s your faith story running in the background of your mind that you tell yourself today, that you are leaving to all mighty?