Every Little Bit Matters

The theme “All Creatures Great and Small” is an interesting one for a Stewardship Campaign. Most often, when we are raising funds for a cause, we aim for a big bang. We color the rising red line in the poster-sized thermometer to show just how much money we’ve raised. In schools, we hype kids up by promising pizza parties and extra recess for classes who raised the most money. We urge people to give more, help more, and dig into those pockets just one more time! Who doesn’t want to be able to save the world, simultaneously while leaping tall buildings in a single bound?! We live by the phrase, “Go Big or Go Home.”

But this idea of “bigger is better” is not the only approach to effecting change in our world. I’m reminded of the tiny honeybee - a small insect that is responsible for pollinating and producing a third of the food we eat. That without this tiny creature, the balance and biodiversity of life on our planet would be thrown off with catastrophic consequences. In the same way, every act of kindness, no matter how small, is an essential link in the chain of justice and peace. Every smile we offer a stranger, every dollar we give to the person holding a cardboard sign on the corner, every hug from a family member, every person we register to vote - all these small things create a ripple effect that can and does cause big changes.

This Stewardship Season, please know that we are making big changes. We are doing big things. Just like a tiny ant is responsible for improving the health of the soil that grows our food, we are each an important factor in earth’s precious equation.

That’s why I give. I know that every little bit matters - a whole lot.

Holy One,

Thank you for the opportunity to be the change that we wish to see in the world.

Amen

Kelly is a member of Peace, mother, wife, sister, daughter, teacher, and friend.