THE PARABLE OF THE SMALL LIGHT

A Simple Faith TV Story

There once was a man who kept a small drawer in his kitchen full of things he didn’t know what to do with.

A spare key he couldn’t place.

A crumpled receipt for something he couldn’t remember buying.

A bolt from an appliance he no longer owned.

And in the back corner — almost glued to the wood from years of being ignored — a worn-down penny.

One night a storm rolled over his home, shaking the windows and trees like an angry giant.

Then - flash bang - the whole house went dark.

He stumbled toward the junk drawer, hoping to find a flashlight.

He found it...with no batteries.

His finger recognized a broken match and a penny, along with a few other long-forgotten coins.

Not helpful. He almost slammed the drawer shut until he remembered why the coins were in the drawer.

Last winter, he purchased some tea lights and threw them into the back of the drawer along with the loose change.

Determined fingers slid through the clutter until he felt one remaining tea light.

He held it between his fingers and struck the old, broken match praying it would catch.

For a moment, the tiny flame wavered — small, uncertain — almost embarrassed to take up space.

But then it steadied.

Just a single point of warm light in a room filled with shadows.

He lit the tea light and it was as if he could take a breath:

The darkness was pushed back just a bit…

it no longer enveloped everything.

The room wasn’t bright,

but it was no longer overwhelming.

He could see enough to take a step.

Enough to find his way forward.

That tiny flame…

was enough.

The next morning, the power came back on.

Sunlight poured through the windows, and the room looked normal again.

But the man found himself walking back to the drawer anyway.

He took out the penny and set it next to the burned out tea light on the counter.

Because now he understood something he hadn’t the night before:

Just because something is small and seemingly forgotten does not mean it doesn't carry great purpose. Small things still matter.

A penny isn’t much.

A tea light isn’t much.

But neither is a single moment of hope —

a gentle text,

a kind word,

a simple prayer,

a quiet act of courage

when someone else needs it.

Small doesn’t mean insignificant.

Small means possible.

And possible means the darkness doesn’t win.

A Simple Faith Reflection

Jesus once said two things:

I am the light of the world.

and

Because you believe in me, you also are the light of the world.

Not because you are the source of light.

Not because you have the biggest light.

But because your light comes from the true source of all light, Jesus.

When the world feels dark,

and when you feel small,

remember the drawer,

the little penny that led to...

that single tea light,

which both seemed worthless...

until they weren't.

Your small light matters. It is your ministry. Never let it go out. Share it with someone this week.

Watch The Simple Faith TV Video: Feeling Small? How To Keep Hope Alive.