And the King will say, “I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!” [Matthew 25:40 (NLT)]

An essay by Loren Eiseley that first appeared in The Unexpected Universe, tells of an old man walking on the beach. He sees a young girl who appears to be dancing. As he draws nearer, he realizes that she is reaching down to the sand, picking up starfish stranded by the low tide, and gently tossing them back into the sea. When he asks her why she’s doing it, she tells him that if she doesn’t, they will surely die. He reminds her of how long the beach is and of the great number of starfish on it and tells her she cannot possibly make a difference. Her simple reply, as she throws another one back into the ocean, is, “It made a difference to that one!”

I don’t think God expects any of us alone to change the world but He does expect each of us to try to change our little corner of it. We all may not accomplish extraordinary things, but all of us can live an ordinary life with extraordinary love.