Measure for measure, small is beautiful

Morning: Psalm 37:1-18; Isaiah 45:5-17; Ephesians 5:15-33

Evening: Psalm 37:19-42; Mark 4:21-34

Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” paraphrases Jesus: “The measure you give will be the measure you get”.  But Jesus is speaking here not about justice so much as investing ourselves in God’s dream for the earth.  The more you give yourself to the dream, the more you will be intrigued and inspired by it; the less you engage, the less you will care.  Our addiction to instant success may blind us to the long-term value of faithfully planting seeds – in small gatherings and devoted attention to right action. A couple of dreamers working diligently in some backwater can change the world.