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Working with the
Word
30th Sunday of Ordinary Time B
October 25, 2015
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Focusing
the Gospel
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Key
words and phrases: Beware of the scribes, receive a very sincer condemnation, poor widow, two small coins, contributed from their surplus, contributed all she had |
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the point: This gospel contrasts the scribes’ insincere and self-serving behavior with the widow’s honest and self-giving action. Whereas we might discount the widow's gift of a few cents, Jeus appraises her contribution as the greatest of all. It is not the size of the gift that measures its value but the depth of self-giving from which it comes. This is the kind of giving Jeus encourages us to embrace by his praise of the widow. When we are genuinely self-giving, Jesus praises us too.
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Connecting
the Gospel ...
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... to
the first reading: The Gospel widow gives her last coins; Elijah's widow gives her last meal. If Elijah's widow is rewarded with food for a year, imagine how great the Gospel widow's reward. |
... to experience: A child’s handmade birthday card to Mom is a precious to her as Dad's gift of Jewelry. It is not the size of the gift that measures its value but the depth of the self-giving from which it comes.
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