On Saturday, 6 December 2025, together with Father RATOVOMANANARIVO Prospère, a Jesuit priest and Editor-in-Chief of La Croix de Madagascar, the religious men and women of the Diocese of Antananarivo gathered in a Dehonian community in Ambolokandrina (Antananarivo) for a time of spiritual recollection, in order to live more deeply the season of Advent and the coming of our Lord.
The priest presented the theme through two key ideas: faith can move mountains and hope does not disappoint. His teaching helped us to face the reality of the country and the world with a Christian attitude. He emphasized that if the Malagasy people and their leaders truly live their Christian faith, the country will grow. Yet in reality, we are often so absorbed in our own lives that we forget the establishment of justice.
Establishing justice means bringing the Kingdom of Heaven into the life of this world. Beyond the Kingdom of God — a kingdom of peace, justice, and righteousness — I believe it is our faith that will enable us to meet this great challenge. This is the first step in changing mentalities. This faith that moves mountains and this hope that does not disappoint are visible and can be deeply felt.
We may then ask ourselves: how strong is our faith? In Matthew 17:20, Jesus tells us: “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there.’” Even a small faith can bring about great things.
The question is why God chose a humble path and a discreet way to reveal the power of faith, that is, of grace. He chose the poor to accomplish great things in the world. A little faith can do much. This faith lived daily, this Christian identity, is what God expects from us.
It transforms our way of thinking, because we all aspire to greater results. Yet, as was reminded: “Do not judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you sow.” This is the measure by which our lives should be assessed, for the harvest depends on what has been sown.
Let us be careful not to despise the little ones. The Lord said: “Unless you become like little children, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” The little ones are sincere, and this sincerity is one of the attitudes God expects from us.
We are servants, and we will always remain small before our Lord Jesus Christ. As Christians and religious, we are called to make use of small things to bear fruit, without waiting for great achievements.
Let us become small seeds.
What is small becomes great — this is what God expects from us.