Small is beautiful...

 

Have you marvelled at the vast expanse of ocean or the teeming forests of our beautiful planet home... Have you stood in breathless wonder before a stunning sunset or sunrise and were lost for words before the powerful thunder of the Niagara Falls...?

But have you equally and even been more taken out of yourself by the miracle of your firstborn baby...as you counted ten tiny toes and fingers and kissed the perfection of every little toenail, nose and ears... Small is beautiful....

God thinks so too.   He always looks for the little ones to let his Glory shine through their poverty and humility...Isn’t that what he did for Mary, whose name means, Beloved by Yahweh... and it was mostly to child seers that Mary has appeared on earth.  ‘Little Therese’ too could rejoice that ’God willed to let his Mercy shine out in me’... Small is beautiful in God’s eyes. 

During the prolonged Covid lockdown what we missed most were the little things of life; the daily expressions of love and care that we had taken for granted...the embrace of a loved one, a shared meal, a walk together, an intimate word of encouragement or appreciation, the look of joy and wonder in the shining eyes of grandchildren, above all the privilege of accompanying a loved one on their sacred journey Home; to hold their hand, whisper a loving goodbye in their ear, sooth their forehead....small is so beautiful...

Let us not forget... let us cherish on the double the daily gifts of blessings that come our way.  Let us live in love, offer little words of appreciation and gratitude, encouragement and forgiveness... spend our time generously...

Let us take time to smell the flowers, to laugh and pray...There are Exhibitions of Miniatures that are drawing thousands of marvelling viewers...but right before our eyes and spread all around us are God’s lavish display of miniatures in Creation...the exquisite markings on a tiny ladybird or shell, the unbelievable ‘intelligence’ of a small bee, the delicate filigree of a dew-strung web, glinting in the morning sun... a glorious painted autumn leaf as it gets its last fling... Be like my little niece who came running excitedly to her Mum to tell her she had just discovered the ‘teeny weeny little yellow dots’ in the heart of the London Pride flowers in the garden...Have YOU seen them????

Yes, small is beautiful, most beautiful.... Praise God!