In Marks gospel 12 v 41 - 46 ,we have recorded a lovely and meaningful account of when our dear Saviour went to the temple, and he sat down opposite the place where the offerings for the temple were put in. Mark tells how the rich people threw in large amounts. Then he mentions how a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins ,worth only a few pence. She was not only poor but a window ,so she was very poor. Then Mark records what our Saviour said,'' This poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others, They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of poverty, put in everything- all she had to live on. Fyodor Dostoyevsky has written these helpful comments.
Never say, I don't give alms because I have so little
God sees the meaning of the heart not the size of the
gift. Our Saviour treasured the widows gift even
though it was small. Therefore, measure your alms
with the same measurement God uses to measure
you. Although your contribution may be small,
God will not forget it.
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