A little faith goes a long way is our Lord’s point in the gospel. A mustard seed’s-worth has miraculous potential. The patience, tenacity, and endurance required for the life of faith are the blessings received in water and the word (holy baptism), bread and wine (holy communion), the word read and proclaimed in this assembly. Anticipate them. Receive them with thanksgiving.
Readings and Psalm
- Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4
Wicked surround the righteous; wait for the Lord
- Psalm 37:1-9
Commit your way to the Lord; put your trust in the Lord. (Ps. 37:5)
- 2 Timothy 1:1-14
Guard the treasure entrusted to you: faith and love in Christ
- Luke 17:5-10
Faith the size of a mustard seed