The Widow's Mite

I love words- to some extent. I was flabbergasted to say the least after finding out what I just did. This is one topic I’d kept for emergency sermons or lessons in case I was ever called upon. But until today I have not used it.
It all comes together to make sense this stuff called chances.
I’ve just read this article by ADDISON G. WRIGHT, S.S. and I agree with his view. It’s common that many illustrations from Jesus’ time have been taken out of context or just misinterpreted for the sake of ensuring adherence to church policy and ensuring the church id well funded. In such stuff the message takes time to get to us-BUT it still does as no one Word goes and does not come back having done something in spite of what context it’s used. In many cases the twisting of the Word and fine tuning of parables sends one on a study vigil and eureka! -they get the correct message like I’ve just done.
Giving has been twisted so much that we grow up thinking that we should give a certain proportion of what we have and not that we should only give if we want to. True! There’s no sense in giving a gift out of obligation and think something’s going to happen becoz of that gift. We’ve become so programmed about giving at church that we seldom pray over our gifts or even know why we give except that we’ve been instructed to. I believe it’s becoz of this that many of us have difficulty in giving outside of the church. We were brought up to be kind and generous when we can afford it. We were not brought up to have concern over why someone cannot give as much as we can or why they don’t have anything to give. We just expect them to give from the little they have.
NO!
We are the ones who are meant to go and give to those with just the two mites and not expect them to be able to give from just the two mites they have! I pray as many people as possible will come thru such revelation so that we stop taking from those without in the name of giving instead of us giving to them.

"So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver." 2 CORINTHIANS 9:7