Great Love in the Small Things

These words from Mother Teresa feel almost countercultural in an age of likes, shares, and endless visibility. We live in a time where actions are often measured by their reach—by how much attention they can attract. Yet the truly meaningful acts are often the ones that go unnoticed by the world, known only to God.

This quiet, hidden faithfulness runs against the grain of internet culture. Small, loving gestures—a kind word, an unnoticed sacrifice, a moment of silent prayer—don’t trend or go viral. But their significance isn’t diminished by the lack of applause. In fact, these acts may hold more eternal weight than anything broadcast for all to see. A moment done purely out of love for God and others carries a depth that no algorithm can measure.

There is something profound about a life lived for an audience of One. When we embrace this way of living, we free ourselves from the exhausting need for validation and discover the beauty of serving for the sake of love itself.

Perhaps this is why small acts of love are so powerful. They are untethered from the fleeting attention of the world and anchored in the eternal. What the internet ignores, God cherishes. What doesn’t trend in the moment can echo forever in the Kingdom.

So, let us do the small things, not for recognition but for love—quietly, faithfully, and in the knowledge that even unnoticed moments can reflect the heart of God.