Do you remember that tragic accident when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded before the watching world, seventy three seconds into her flight, claiming the lives of all seven crew members. The cause of the explosion turned out to be the failure of two tiny rubber rings in the solid rocket booster that were supposed to stop gases from escaping. But then it’s often little things that cause big problems. Tiny viruses can cause life threatening diseases, an angry, cutting word can destroy a relationship. Little things can have tremendous power to do evil.
But little things can also have great power to do good. Sometimes all it takes is just a little bit of patience, a little bit of love, a little bit of forgiveness and a little bit of understanding to bring a whole lot of healing.