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 your motive
when you give to your church or to your fellowmen? Do you give because you are
expecting something in return or you give because you simply want to help?
The right
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.
We have
countless motives when we give or when we help our fellowmen. Whatever our
motives are we can rest assure that God knows our reasons. Because we cannot
hide anything from God.
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.
How do you
give? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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