Dear Father, Often, I hear people refer to this scripture—“Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove”—to mean that faith as little as a mustard seed can move mountains. And although some translations also use the word “little,” I beg to differ. In my research, I found that the original Greek translation conveys the idea of ineffective faith and compares it to a mustard seed. His metaphorical connection between faith and the mustard seed relates more to its nature than to its size. In the ancient world, the mustard seed was a proverb used to depict something that is alive and possesses great growth potential. In reality, mustard seeds are known for how aggressively they grow and spread, such that they overtake gardens when left unchecked and within a short period of time. In essence, Jesus was referring to faith that grows. Perhaps the reason we are still unable to move mountains or bring about change is that we cling to the idea of a static tiny seed, when Jesus was pointing to its capacity to grow. #LettertoGod