Faithful in the Little Things

A Small Altar Set Up in the Swiss Alps, God's Glorious Cathedral of Nature

By Bp. Joseph Boyd (Ancient Church of the West)

“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.” - Luke 16:10

Many people have excused themselves from ministry over the last few years of our mission, due to a lack of financial support or a building in which to meet. 

I get it! I understand how difficult it can be.

However, experience teaches me that this is really just an excuse. We can do liturgical worship if we really have the will to do it. We don’t need a building, but we do need a heart for biblical worship that glorifies God as King of our lives and exults the life-giving and holy mysteries of His Church. 

Doing liturgy in a small, dedicated space doesn't mean that we aren't a members of a "real church" or that we are "liturgical larpers" - it means that we are faithful! 

A Tiny Chapel Big Enough for One Celebrant

A Mission Set Up in a Pole Barn

Like the Early Church, Using a Large Rock as a Holy Altar to the Lord

A Small Pre-Fab Gazebo as a Holy of Holies

A Picnic Table in the Woods Set Up as a Holy Altar for the Latin Mass

 A Portable Table on the Roof of the World, Celebrating the Holy Mysteries in God's Own Style, on a Mountain-Top!

The key is to stick with it and incorporate as many people as you can! In a generation, our faithfulness will pay off as the rest of the world plummets into a post-Christian culture.

Scripture says, "Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days... If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap... In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good." (Ecclesiastes 1:1-4, 6) 

We must sacrifice ourselves to God in the act of giving, in doing what He has called us to do, and He will return it after "many days." 

St. Paul tells us clearly in I Corinthians 3:7 that God is the one Who rewards our faithful work: "So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase."

Stay faithful!