Her neighbors told her.
Do they seem
To sound familiar?
They should,
Because we still hear
The same today.
That "we cannot give,
What we do not have,"
Or that "our cup
Of love from God
Must be so full,
It overflows
On others everyday."
But is this
Even remotely close
To what the Savior said
When the twelve disciples
Begged for spiritual bread?
"And the apostles
Said to the Lord,
'Increase our faith.'
So the Lord said,
'If you have faith
As a mustard seed,
You can say to this
Mulberry tree,
'Be pulled up by the roots
And be planted in the sea,'
And it would obey you.' "Luke 17:5-6
A mustard seed of faith?
Perhaps.
But surely only
At the start.
Because aren't we supposed
To water it?
And weed it?
And nurture it
And feed it?
Until our tiny
Seed of faith sprouts,
And grows to be
As mighty as a tree?
But no,
This isn't what
The Savior said at all.
Nor did He ever indicate,
That our seed of faith
Would need to grow so tall.
And the only time
It seems He did,
The tiny seed He spoke of
Did not refer to faith at all.
Instead,
It symbolized
The growth and spread