On this World Communion Sunday, we are reminded that even the smallest seed of faith can bear abundant fruit when entrusted to God’s hands. In Luke 17:5, the apostles cry out, “Increase our faith!” Jesus answers with the image of a mustard seed - tiny, almost invisible - yet powerful enough to uproot a mulberry tree when placed in God’s power. This passage calls us into humility and trust. We are not asked to do everything or to control outcomes. Our calling is simply to offer what we can, to serve as we are able, and to trust God to multiply our efforts in ways beyond our imagination.

Jesus also points to the nature of faithful service. Like the servant who carries out what is expected, we are invited into quiet, humble labor - not for recognition or comparison, but as a natural outflow of love. Our gifts, service, and care all take part in something greater: the unfolding of God’s kingdom, built through shared faith and communal trust.

On World Communion Sunday, this message widens to embrace the global church. Around the world, sisters and brothers in Christ bring their own mustard seeds of faith - small offerings of service, prayer, and love. Woven together, these become part of God’s abundant harvest. We are reminded that we never serve alone; we belong to a vast, connected body of believers, bound together in Christ’s love. As we gather at the Lord’s Table this Sunday, may we bring our mustard-seed faith, our humble service, and our trust in one another. And may we remember that even the smallest offering, when surrendered to God, becomes part of a harvest of grace, hope, and transformation far greater than we can see.