We don’t usually pay much attention to the ordinary and mundane things that we do in life.
So we do the insignificant and lowly things without much thinking, like washing up the plates and pots, sweeping the floor, clearing the rubbish, watering the plants, etc.
But just as every action has a reaction, we may not be able to see clearly and fully what are the ripple effects of our words and actions.
In the gospel parables, the man casually threw the mustard seeds into the garden.
The mustard seeds then grew and became trees, and the birds of the air sheltered in its branches.
Similarly, the woman took some yeast and mixed it with the flour and the dough was leavened all through.
The parables remind us that whatever we do and say is done under the plan of God.
With faith, we know that even an ordinary, mundane and lowly act can be offered to God to bring about a wonderful effect that we may not expect.
If such insignificant actions can bring about God’s blessings, then the 1st reading tells us to give way to one another in obedience to Christ.
Let us be aware that little actions can have wonderful reactions.
Then when we give way to another in obedience to Christ, God will grant us abundant blessings.