Reflections on Scripture • 11-27-23 - Monday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time

Finding God In Our Hearts with Msgr. Don Fischer · Nov 27, 2023 · 5m

Gospel Luke 21:1-4

When Jesus looked up he saw some wealthy people putting their offerings into the treasury and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins. He said, "I tell you truly, this poor widow put in more than all the rest; for those others have all made offerings from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood.”

Reflection

The challenge of the gospel is always radical change, a rearranging of things in our head about what's important and what's not important. In this passage, we see that what God is really asking us is to give to Him…