Bless my Faith like Mustard seed.

 Bless My Faith Like a Mustard Seed

A Reflection on Matthew 17:20 and Luke 17:6

Bless my faith like a mustard seed—so small, so slight,

Yet packed with potential, with power, with might.

Not a mountain of certainty, not a fortress of stone,

But a tiny, living seed that, planted, will grow on its own.

“If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20)

The mustard seed—unimpressive to the eye,

Easily overlooked, easily passed by.

But within it lies a forest, a shelter for the birds,

A testament that small beginnings are not empty words.

So bless my little faith, O Lord—the size of a grain.

Let it not despise the day of small things, nor complain of the strain.

For the power is not in the seed, but in the One who gives the increase,

The God who takes the tiny and multiplies it into peace.

He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.” (Luke 17:6)

My doubts may tower like mountains, my fears may block the sun.

But even a crumb of trust in You means the battle is already won.

I speak to the mountain, not in my own name, but in Yours.

And the mountain must move—for the King of kings is what it is for.

So I receive this blessing: faith that grows from a seed.

Not by my might, but by Your Spirit’s power and creed.

Bless my faith like a mustard seed—small but alive.

Let it take root, let it thrive, let it help my soul to survive.

Amen.