The Widow’s
Mite
As he taught, he said,
"Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be
greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the
synagogues and places of honor at banquets! They devour widows' houses and for
the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater
condemnation."
He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the
treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two
small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and
said to them, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all
those who are contributing to the treasury. For all of them have contributed
out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she
had, all she had to live on."
Mark
12:38-44
The Widow's Mite*
CHRISTENSEN, James C.
contemporary
Utah, United
States
Christensen
says that the story of the widow's mite has long been one of his favorite moral
tales. "The point here is not money," he says, "it's what we are
willing to give of ourselves."
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Two mites
http://scripturehandmaidens.blogspot.com/2011/05/widows-mite.html
If you give what you do
not need,
it isn't giving.**
~ Mother Theresa
Happiness is not having
what you want,
but wanting what you have.
~ Rabbi Hyman Schachtel
JAK was
exhausted after the Bronco game last Sunday!
Our yoga
(for wimps) group celebrated Val’s 90th birthday after class this
week!
Nancy
Eldridge, on the right, is our instructor.
The Color Guard from the Evergreen Fire Department
was at Rotary on Friday to honor Veterans’ Day.
The Rotary District Governor (of 67 clubs) was our speaker and, as usual,
we had a quiet little celebration to greet him.
Then he and his wife were presented with souvenirs to help them remember
our club!
5450
District Governor Mike Klingbiel and his wife, Treva.
An Artful Evening
November 9, 2012
A fundraiser for Art for the Mountain Community
at the Lakehouse
Amazing!
They had about 200 works of art in their silent auction … including one of
mine!
Barb Steger with their granddaughter, Katherine.
Barb and Al bought the signed and numbered Audubon print behind them.
Harold and Deborah Linke bought my (giclee) painting in the silent
auction!
Gail and Bill Frasier at the end of the evening.
Gail will be the president of Art for the Mountain Community this next
year.
I “modeled” this lovely cotton robe from India at
the Alternative Gift Fair on Saturday.
Unless
someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
nothing is
going to get better. It’s not.
~ Dr. Seuss
November 11, 2012 Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost; 32nd
Sunday in Ordinary Time
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* "I pictured this widow as young," says James
Christensen. "Suppose she had children? If so, her gift was greater still.
But she didn't think of how large or small her gift was. She merely gave what
she had. I wanted to show that purity of thought and action. In The Widow's Mite, the lights and
shadows are symbolic of spiritual and worldly power. The woman glows with an
inner light. By contrast, the rich, bejeweled city fathers are in the dark.
Even the widow's clothing, though ragged, glows with a celestial light. The
point here is not money, it's what we are willing to give of ourselves."
http://www.christcenteredmall.com/stores/art/christensen/the_widows_mite.htm
** Mother Teresa advised us that “We can do no great things,
only small things with great love.” The lesson of the widow’s mite is an
enduring testament to the value of a small but meaningful contribution. It is
proof that when our hearts are in the right place we can not only help but inspire
others to be generous as well.
Agnus
Day, by James Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the
permission of www.agnusday.org
Veterans’
Day
Veterans' Day
(formerly Armistice Day)
November 11
Ruth 3:1–5, 4:13–17
Ps. 127
Heb. 9:24–28
Mark 12:38–44