...she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood.
Luke 21:4
When I was very young , I always put a folded-up note in the collection basket each Sunday morning at Mass.
It was folded up in such a way, that you could not see the denomination of the note, which was so well, but at the time I only had the pocket
money my parents gave me on a weekly basis. I guess that I was ashamed that I gave so little.
These days, my finances are much improved. But I remember that time--and the story of the widow's mite--as I plan my charitable giving for the coming year. I've learned that God repays us a thousandfold when we're willing to be a bit pinched to help his people.
Father Ed Bakker,
Anglican Catholic Church / Original Province
Mission of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne
Bendigo in the Central Goldfields
Australia
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