The little things

Often, when people have been in love a long time and they are asked what makes them love the other person or asked how they know the other person loves them, they respond, "It’s the little things."

So it is also in our relationship with God.

This reality helps gives perspective to today’s readings (Deuteronomy 4:1,5-9; Psalm 147:12-13,15-16,19-20; and Matthew 5:17-19), all of which deal with God’s statutes, decrees and commandments.

It is very easy, especially in today's world, for us to discount the value of specific commandments, especially ones that seem relatively unimportant.

But in any love relationship, it is precisely in the little things that we most often express and live out our love.

Therefore,
whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments
and teaches others to do so
will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven.
But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments
will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.

How wonderful it is to love God, even in the little things.