Reflection
Our courage is tested when we look at all the sorrow, poverty, tragedy, and divisions in the world today,. How many of us truly believe that our faith can uproot trees or move mountains? Yet, this is the analogy Jesus made. Faith grows as we mature in our spiritual life. It gives us the impetus through the Spirit who dwells within us, to join with others in trying to bring about positive change in ourselves and in the society in which we live. The Gospel challenge for those of us who try to live a Christian life is to join together and put our faith into action
Prayer
Give us faith that will energize us.
Action
Put your faith into action. What issue challenges you? Join others who seek to enable positive change in church and country.
Suggested Reading
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
Luke 17: 5-10
If God can work through me, God can work through anyone.
Francis of Assisi
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sitting on the sidelines in our interconnected world is not a sufficient response.
Dillon Burroughs
You are what you do, not what you say you do.
Carl Jung
If your actions don’t live up to your words, you have nothing to say.
DaShanne Stokes
Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.
Helen Keller
Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.
Mahatma Gandhi