In 2 Kings chapter five we read about Naaman, commander of the army of the King of Syria. Naaman “was a mighty man of valor, but a leper”. When Naaman went to see Elisha the prophet in order to be cleansed from his leprosy, he was told to go wash in the Jordan river seven times and he would be cleansed (verse 10). When Naaman heard this he was furious and left in a rage. Evidently he thought that something as important as his being cured of leprosy should involve something great or difficult. As Naaman left, his servant asked him, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more then when he says to you, ‘Wash and be clean?’” (verse 13). Naaman was angry because he had been told to do something minor and simple rather than something great or difficult. Sometimes we are like Naaman. If it is something small or seemingly unimportant, we don’t think it is worth our time. Or if we can’t do the big important things we feel that we have nothing to contribute. Small things DO matter. In Matthew 10:42 Jesus said, “And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.” And in Mark 12:41-44 we read about the poor widow and her “two mites”. What this poor woman put into the treasury was nothing compared to the amounts given by some that were rich, but she has been remembered for centuries for her sacrifice. Small things do matter.