Gospel: Luke
21:1-4
When
Jesus looked up he saw some wealthy people putting their offerings into the
treasury and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins. He said, “I
tell you truly, this poor widow put in more than all the rest; for those others
have all made offerings from their surplus wealth, but she,
from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood.”
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Reflection:
What is
our motive when we give? Do we give because we are expecting something in
return? Do we give out of our leftover?
We have
countless motives when giving or helping others, whatever our motives are we
can rest assure that God knows our reasons. We cannot hide anything from God
not even our self-serving desires.
The ideal
form of giving is to give without strings attached and to give from the heart.
We don’t give because we are forced to give or we give because we have surplus.
The joy of generous giving comes when you give freely. Just observe that
unexplainable joy that you feel after you’ve given something straight from your
heart.
The two
small coins given by the poor widow in the gospel seem to be insignificant compared
to what were given by the wealthy people. However, Jesus was pleased with her
act of generosity for she gave it all. She gave without conditions and she gave
without expecting something in return.
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