Luke 21:3-4
“…this poor widow put in more than all the rest; for… she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood”.
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What! I only have enough money, and yet you still want to get it from me. How can I eat tonight? How can I go to work tomorrow? How can I buy my favorite beer after work? How can I give some tip to my favorite dancer in the club? Go somewhere else… I have to work.
Where is the trust? Where is the heart to help? No wonder Jesus would put the poor widow in today’s gospel above all the rest.
Her act was motivated by the knowledge, by the spiritual thrill of heart, that she belonged to God. She had received freely, and her gratitude to God revealed itself in contentment, a total confidence that the Lord was able to supply her daily need. She lived in total dependence upon God.
Total trust… true love.
How about you? How about me? Have we given God your all, whether large or small? Do we have the heart of trusting God for the next step, the next meal, the next project? Know the reward of loving God with a joy and purity that reward you with His glorious presence. Give with all your heart and trust to the Lord.
Let us pray +
Lord Jesus, I am more and more aware that those whom You will reward with the greatest crowns are not as likely to be the well-known Christian leaders, but the faithful men and women who regularly lay their whole life on the line for you. I pray that I might someday you might count me worthy to stand among these ordinary Christian heroes.
In your Holy Name, I pray. Amen +
Praise the Lord, my soul!
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