Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised. – Aragorn, Lord of the Rings
We don’t have to begin with a lot of noise. We can start quietly and faithfully with our task. Let others boast of their plans. Let them take pride in their bright ideas. But in the end, it is not the noise that matters, but the substance of what we really do.
We do good deeds not to acquire praise or recognition. We do them because it is right, because we are inspired by love. And love does not fade away because it is silent sometimes. Love is always there, and it could be doing more in times when it is silent than in times when it is heard.
God is the same. He gives us every good we do not deserve. He gives us His blessings even without our recognition.
What could have happened if the sun didn’t shine today because we failed to be grateful? Or if the trees no longer grew because we failed to notice them?
Many times, it is the deeds done in silence that truly counts because they have been done in sincerity. They were the ones done out of pure and faithful love.
“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward. But when you do merciful deeds, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand does, so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.” – Matthew 6:1-4, WEB-BE
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