Friday, July 03, 2020

The Widow’s Mites





Fr Eugene Lobo's Homily: The Story of the Widow's Mite -

Let’s examine the widow’s mites
For me, it’s another favourite,
I am particularly impressed this time
At Jesus’ brand of Mathematics.

The citizens were paying taxes
A percentage of their income,
The rich gave out of their abundance
Making for a hefty sum.

This poor widow came along
And threw in her last two mites,
If you make that one hundred percent
This time you got it right.
The Widow's Mite: Good or Bad Example of Giving?  
She gave more than any of them;
This was Jesus’ assertion,
For they cast in of their abundance
While she gave her entire life-portion.

One hundred percent she gave
That’s what Christ demands,
Her two mites were more than all the rest
She held nothing more in hand.

Stewart Russell © June 2020

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