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

 

 

 

 

 

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves.

People reveal themselves completely

only when they are thrown out

of the customary conditions of their life,

for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.

~ Leonardo da Vinci

 

 

 

 

Hard as it may be to believe in these days of infectious greed and sabers unsheathed,

scientists have discovered that the small,

brave act of cooperating with another person,

of choosing trust over cynicism,

generosity over selfishness,

makes the brain light up with quiet joy.

~ Natalie Angier

 

 

 

 

 

 

The former Bergen Park Church will be the new home of our 

Center for the Arts Evergreen!!!

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ALAS!!!

I am experiencing computer problems and cannot download photos this week.

My computer guru is coming at 9:00 Monday morning!

In the meantime, I am practicing patience.

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It doesn’t work to leap a twenty-foot chasm

in two ten-foot jumps.

~ American Proverb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 8, 2015 24th Sunday after Pentecost—32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time/Proper 27

 

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Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein

 

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Veterans’ Day

(formerly Armistice Day)

is an official U.S. holiday celebrated on November 11.

 

 

 

 

 

Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17
Psalm 127
OR …

          1 Kings 17:8-16
          Psalm 146
Hebrews 9:24-28
Mark 12:38-44