their plenty; but she, out of her poverty, gave all she had to live on.”
Reflect:
Jesus knew the thoughts of the people around him even before they thought. He saw the disciples
caught in the storm far away from the mountain where he was still in prayer. He knew that Peter
would deny him, yet return via repentance to him. He knew the questions his enemies harbored
to trap him. In today’s gospel, he sees the widow putting in two “small coins” and knows that she
has put in all she had. Jesus, in an allegorical sense, has a third eye. The realization that nothing
escapes the eyes of God can be consoling or troubling, depending upon if we want to be seen by
God or to hide from him, which in turn, depends on what we do with our lives. Not only does he
see what we do, but he knows what moves our actions as well. How does it make us feel?
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