Why the poor widow gave more

night years ago, a stormy rain stranded a newlywed couple on a remote country road. Unable to go any farther, they got out of their car and walked towards a dimly lit farmhouse.

When they reached the house, an elderly couple, carrying a kerosene lamp, met them at the door. Explaining their predicament, the young man asked: “Could we spend the night with you? A place on the floor or a few easy chairs will do.” this. There are those who say, “I’ll give when I become rich or win the lotto” or “when I receive my retirement pension.” The question is, what if you won’t become rich at all or win or die before your retirement. Does it mean you won’t reach out to your needy brethren anymore? in return?

If such be our motive, then our giving is self-serving; it has strings attached. Christ teaches, “When you give something to a needy person, do not make a big show of it as the hypocrites do” (Mt 6,2).

What kind of giver are you?