在1987年12月9日，一隻松鼠咬斷康乃狄克州的一條電線，導致美國電子股票交易所（Nasdaq）龐大的金融設備瞬間癱瘓。霎那間，全球幾家頂尖企業的金融交易全數停擺，各大經濟體緊張觀望了將近1.5小時。而這起重大事件，竟是由一隻毛茸茸、頑強的小松鼠所引發的！

我們從聖經看到，許多微不足道的人事物能帶來極大的影響，因上帝能讓弱變強、少變多！約翰福音記載，一個孩童獻上五個大麥餅、兩條魚（約翰福音6章9節），而耶穌竟能以這麼少的食物，餵飽一大群飢餓的民眾。據估計當時約有五千個男人，若包含婦女和小孩，可能多達一萬五千人。我們也記得在舊約聖經記載，大衛還是小牧童的時候，就能因信靠上帝而擊殺巨人歌利亞（撒母耳記上17章）。耶穌基督也反覆強調，天國就像一粒芥菜種，「是百種裡最小的，等到長起來，卻比各樣的菜都大，且成了樹」（馬太福音13章32節）。

當我們想到全球危機四伏，以及社區和家庭中層出不窮的問題時，往往會覺得自己的努力微不足道、毫無影響力。但聖經告訴我們，要順服並倚靠上帝採取行動，祂能幫助我們，讓弱變強、讓少變多！（約翰福音6章10-12節）

On December 9, 1987, a squirrel chewed through a power line in Connecticut, and the Nasdaq’s vast financial machinery blinked, sighed, and went dark. Some of the world’s largest corporations stood limp and listless. Global economies watched, sweating bullets for nearly an hour and a half. All because of one tenacious, furry rodent.

Scripture tells many stories of something or someone small making a big impact. But God can turn meagerness into something mighty. John recounts how Jesus fed a hungry crowd (five thousand men, probably fifteen thousand with women and children included) when “a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish” handed over his small lunch (John 6:9). In the Old Testament we remember that a young shepherd boy named David trusted God and slayed a giant (1 Samuel 17). And Christ repeatedly insisted that the kingdom of God is something like a mustard seed, “the smallest of all seeds” (Matthew 13:32).

When we ponder the many complex global crises in addition to the bewildering concerns in our own neighborhoods and families, we’re tempted to believe that our seemingly small efforts lack power. But Scripture tells us to act in obedience and trust as God helps us—assured that with Him, small things can become mighty (John 6:10-12).