Rabbi Wachsman on Chanukah

In the Al Hanisim we talk about the few conquering the many. in our time when the Yetzer Hara is so strong, even a small good deed is as important as a great dead that the Tanaim did in their time.  Klal Yisrael is in a time of spiritual difficulty.  This is a time when we can give Hashem tremendous Nachas Ruach from small actions.  Hashem is close to anyone who wants to be close to him.  A small amount of light lights up the darkness.  Chanukah is a time of darkness when our small acts of light can cause tremendous good.

from a Shiur on Chanukah by Rabbi Ephraim Wachsman