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Good morning. A while ago when my husband and I were visiting London we wandered into St Paul鈥檚 Church in Covent Garden. Sometimes known as the 鈥榓ctors鈥� church鈥� because of its long association with the theatre community in the West End, the walls of the church are covered with memorials remembering some of the great actors who attended the church. As we walked around I was familiar with many of the names on the memorials: Charlie Chaplin, Noel Coward, Gracie Fields, Vivien Leigh, Ivor Novello and many others. Among all the star-studded names, however, there was one plaque which simply read:
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Tony Sympson
1906-1987
鈥渋nspired player of small parts鈥�
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I didn鈥檛 recognize the name of the actor, but later discovered that while Tony Sympson had apparently never had a star role in any production, he had acted in many small roles in films and on television.听听 Since that day I have thought about the description of him as an 鈥榠nspired player of small parts鈥�. In many ways, I suppose that is what so many of us are called to be.
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Mother (now St) Teresa who served among the poor in Kolkata said on one occasion that, 鈥淲e can鈥檛 all do great things, but we can all do small things with great love.鈥澨� I believe she was right.听 Just think of what a difference it makes when someone does something small for us:听 The smile of encouragement, the offer of help from a colleague. Perhaps it鈥檚 true that only because there are 鈥榠nspired players of small parts鈥� can the show go on.
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Lord, Thank you for those who have helped us on our way. Keep us mindful of the needs of others. Show us today the small things we can do and help us to do them with great love. Amen