Fidelis In Parvo

He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much.

Luke 16:10

The Mount School in York, England, started by Quakers in 1831, is a boarding school for teenage girls. The school motto is Fidelis in Parvo, a Latin phrase meaning “Faithfulness in Little Things.”

That’s a great motto for all of us. Jesus stressed this principle in His parable of the talents. Some servants were given more coins than others, but all were expected to invest them faithfully. Those who did so proved they could be trusted with more.

It reminds us of the old adage “If you need help getting something done, find the busiest people you know and get ’em involved.” The point is that busy people tend to be productive, efficient, organized, and motivated.

Well, it’s possible to be too busy, of course. But when God is looking for workers, He doesn’t select those sitting around doing nothing. He wants people who are working where they are, blooming where they’re planted, faithful in whatever He has already given them, and dependable in little things. If we’ll be faithful where we are, the Lord will entrust us with more.

Little things are little things; but faithfulness in little things is a great thing.

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