"The Widow's Might"
The title is a play on the words "might" and "mite" and the story in the 12th chapter of Mark about the woman who put two coins onto the temple altar and how Jesus viewed her gift as the largest of all because she gave from her poverty all that she had while the wealthy gave from their great riches a small portion.
Giving is relative. What we give is relative to what we have and the spirit of generosity is an attitude that always allows us to see that we have more whereas the spirit of scarcity leads us to think about what we have lost.
In the next several weeks we will be thinking about our church and its future. We will have an opportunity to think about the Widow's Mite for the next three weeks. I will be preaching the first two Sundays and Eugene Lowry will be with us on November 21st. He will be preaching on that same text.
How much do you give to the church? I don't know how much people give and I don't want to know. That's really not anything I should know. It's personal and private. Do you give from a sense of abundance or a sense of scarcity? That's the most important question.
When we live a life of abundance we will receive more than we give.
It's what is meant when Jesus said he came that we might live abundantly.
We will answer that question about abundance or scarcity on November 21st. It will be a great Sunday for the church.
Eugene will be in the church on Saturday evening speaking about John and Charles Wesley. On Sunday morning he will preach about the Widow's Mite, and on Sunday evening he will speak and play the piano and his topic will be "Dancing the Mystery".
What do you think about giving and receiving?
If you have thoughts on this write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with the congregation click on the "comments" box below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
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