The Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith." The Lord replied, "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you."

We often ask God to give us faith, strength, perseverance, etc. However, if we trust in God, then we should not doubt that He will always give us exactly what we need, when we need it. We might not get what we want, how we want it, but God will provide for us. When we give God our confidence, He will give us the grace that will see us through any challenge. Faith in God uproots us from worldly things and plants us in the sea of God's Love, Mercy, and Grace. It is only when we believe with all our hearts, souls, minds, and strengths that we can move mountains and mulberry trees that we will discover the strength of faith within us.

Do we trust God? How can we cultivate a faith that will uproot us from worldly things and plant us in the sea of God's graces? Are we willing to sacrifice our worldly wants for our spiritual needs?

O Lord, give us a faith that can move mountains and mulberry trees.

Amen.