The Widow's Mite - John A Halford - June-July 1979

John A Halford

"And he saw a poor widow put in two copper coins. And he said, 'Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them'" (Luke 21:3, RSV). I had just finished speaking in an eastern U.S. city, when I felt a tugging at my sleeve and looked down. There was a little black lady - not more than 4 feet 7 - very old and very crippled with arthritis. "Hold this." She held out her purse. She said, "Hold it still." "Yes, ma'am." She tried to get her fingers to undo the clasp, but they just wouldn't work. So she said, "Open it." I opened it. And she went rummaging around inside, among the bits of paper and junk and food coupons - the trivia of poverty, it's been called. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library