People really seem to like the teaching when Jesus describes the potential of faith that is as small as a mustard seed. Few things are as captivating as the idea that the tiniest bit of faith is all that’s needed.

In action, however, we refuse this teaching.

We ask for massive signs that we’re on the right track or for people to hit us over the head with proof that they really do want to help us. We expect faith to always display in spectacular ways.

This is reasonable, of course. It is Jesus who speaks of tremendous transformations of the world, after all. Revolutions which topple whole kingdoms and reorder the world.

It is striking, though, to have this reminder, about the tiniest of faith. Because then we probably do all already have enough.