What Does He See?
Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.
Luke 21:1-3 ESV
On this, His final day of public ministry, Jesus takes time to praise the offering of a widow. Among the crowds at the temple that day, she was probably considered the least important by most people. Few would have even noticed as that widow quietly slipped her two coins into the charity box. Everyone however saw the rich men as they carried in their gifts with great fanfare. At the sound of their silver and gold coins clanking into the offering box people were oohing and aahing about how much they gave. But Jesus was not impressed with money. He did not care about a big performance or false religiosity. He just waited quietly to see if anyone had come to give with better motives. Then just before Jesus sent His disciples to make preparations for His last meal on earth, He stopped for a moment to show the disciples the heart of one widow who had come to give her all.
Books by Peter and Nancy Caligiuri
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