The Sacred Power of Ordinary Moments

How small acts of sharing shape lives more than we realize

I would reckon most readers have heard the song Wildfire by Michael Martin Murphey.

I’ve loved that song since I was a teenager. If it comes on at a wedding dance, you can bet my wife and I will be out on the dance floor. My favorite version is the live one you can find on YouTube.

So how does this relate to the Gospel?

You’ve had moments like this, too. Maybe it’s a song like Wildfire. Maybe it’s receiving a not-so-great picture that your grandchild proudly gives you. Maybe it’s holding the hand of a loved one going through a difficult season. Or maybe it’s an ordinary walk with your spouse on a random Tuesday.

All of these ordinary experiences are sacred.

Recall how Jesus came to us—not in a palace, but in a stable. When Christ entered the world, it wasn’t extraordinary by human standards. It was ordinary.

That’s how the Gospel often works.

Our actions may not feel extraordinary to us, but they matter. They have effects—some we see, and many we never will. Stewardship begins when we recognize that even our smallest acts of kindness and generosity can be used by God to shape the lives of others.

I’m sure Michael Martin Murphey never imagined that someone in 2026 would get misty-eyed over a song he recorded in 1975.

If a song can have that kind of impact more than fifty years later, imagine the effect you have on the people closest to you—and even on strangers you may never meet again.

Kindness.
Patience.
Compassion.
Gratitude.

They matter