When a stone is thrown into the water, ripples are created.
It is an ordinary occurrence, but a reflection can be made about it that pertains to our lives.
What we say and what we do also has ripple effects on others.
And as Christians, our actions or ripple effects are certainly not something ordinary.
We carry in us, the message of the Good News of salvation, and others would expect to see and hear this message in action.
St. Paul says in the 1st reading, that when he brought the Good News to the Thessalonians, it was not just words, but also with the power of the Holy Spirit and with conviction.
His words and his actions were observed by the Thessalonians and that brought about their conversion.
The ripple effect was that the Thessalonians showed their faith in action, worked for love and persevered through hope in Jesus Christ.
That too must be our direction and purpose in life.
May the ripple effects of our words and actions be the message of the Good News of salvation for others.