Moving mountains

The city has been redirecting some underground drainage pipes throughout town.  They informed (they didn’t ask—they “informed”) us that they would be accessing a small portion of our property for about a week as the pipes would be buried right next to our office building. 
Well, it’s been about two weeks and they are just finishing up.  But it’s been kind of cool, in a way.  The little boy in me has been fascinated by all the different machines they needed to dig the trenches, move the dirt around and then fill the holes back in.  My boss and co-workers (but for some reason only those of the male persuasion) have been as fascinated by the sheer power the “earth-movers” possess as I have been.  We were also awed by the skill it takes to operate those machines. Even with all that skill and power, though, it still took almost two weeks to move 100 feet of dirt.  I found myself day dreaming a couple of times wherein I was “moving mountains.” And I was moving them a lot quicker!  Then I realized I don’t need any cool mechanical help.  What I need is faith.

Christ tells us that with faith the size of a mustard seed, we could move mountains.  A mustard seed is the smallest of seeds and yet, when fully grown, it becomes the greatest of plants. A mustard plant is a weed, and with one seed, an entire field can be ruined because a mustard plant will quickly spread and take over an entire field. So it is with our lives. If our faith was like a mustard seed, it would spread throughout our lives, finding its way into every corner of our lives. If we even crack open the door to our hearts, God will fill us with His love and transform every aspect of our lives.

 “Nothing will be impossible for you,” is all that Christ says. We will be able to move mountains.  Think about that!  There are two ways to move a mountain. First, we could move the entire formation all at once, but I don’t think that was what Christ is referring to. Instead, I think He is telling us that we will be given the graces to move mountains one rock at a time. We all have mountains in our lives that need to be moved because they stand between us and our ultimate destination, the Kingdom of Heaven. Having faith in Christ allows us to love Him more, so that we might begin to move those mountains between us one stone at a time. It may seem like an endless task, and Satan will tempt us to think that our work is entirely futile, worthless, and point us toward despair, but if we are sound, unwavering, and persevere through those difficult times, we will find ourselves at our glorious end, being welcomed into the new and eternal Jerusalem.