In the presence of all the people, Jesus said to his disciples, “Watch out for the legal experts. They like to walk around in long robes. They love being greeted with honor in the markets. They long for the places of honor in the synagogues and at banquets. They are the ones who cheat widows out of their homes, and to show off they say long prayers. They will be judged most harshly.” Looking up, Jesus saw rich people throwing their gifts into the collection box for the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow throw in two small copper coins worth a penny. He said, “I assure you that this poor widow has put in more than them all. All of them are giving out of their spare change. But she from her hopeless poverty has given everything she had to live on.” (Luke 20:45—21:4, CEB)
The widow is not an example to lift up, but an example to use for those in power and those with resources to say, “it is your place to care for this one.”
If you have more, do not tip God. And do not create a system that makes widows give their last pennies.
We need to care for the last, the lost, the least, and the little. The orphan. The stranger. The widow.
Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of others, and know others are thinking of you.
aSacredRebel 