Genesis 18:16-33 / Matthew 8:18-22
In the 1st reading, the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were described as cities that had committed grievous sin, and the outcry against them had come up to the Lord.
Then we also heard of Abraham pleading for mercy from God not to destroy the two cities.
It also sounded like some kind of bargaining as the number of innocent persons was reduced from 50 to 10 in order to save the cities from destruction.
There were no records of what the population in those two cities were, but rough estimates have it from about 1,000 to 1,500.
So even if it was only a population of about 1000, then 10 out of that number is a negligible percentage (0.01%!)
Yet for the small and almost negligible percentage of innocent in a city that was steeped in grievous sin, God was willing to spare the sinful city, then God's mercy is certainly incomprehensible.
And if for such a small number, God shows His boundless mercy, then all the more, with a small number of people, God can also work wonders.
Here in Singapore, the local Catholic population is about 5%. That is a small number, but it is with such a small number that God can and will work marvels and pour forth His grace.
On our part we only need to have the conviction and commitment that God wants to work through us.
We only need to follow Jesus faithfully and leave the rest to God.