A Poor Woman Gives Two Coins

The poor widow gives two coins
(thewidow'smite.net)

One day Jesus and his disciples were in the temple. Jesus sat down near the collection box. He watched as the people gave money to the temple. He saw that many rich people were putting very much money into the collection box. Then Jesus noticed a widow coming. To be a widow means that the lady's husband had died and so she was very much alone. This widow was very poor. Jesus saw that she put two small coins into the collection box. When he saw this, Jesus called his disciples and said to them "Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury;  for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood."

What Jesus was saying is that in God's eyes this poor widow had given more than any of the other rich people who had donated many coins. The other rich people gave money that they did not really need for daily living, that is they gave some of their extra money.  But this poor widow gave all her money. She didn't have any extra money. She gave the money that she needed to buy food and other things that are needed for daily living. In God's eyes, this poor widow gave more than all the other people. 

For discussion:
Jesus sees what is in our hearts. He sees all our feelings and thoughts. He sees and knows everything that we think, feel, say or do, and He loves us. Jesus wants us to have love and compassion in our hearts. He wants that we do things for Him because of our love for Him and because of our love for other people. We are not looking for other people's approval or trying to be popular. We just want to live for Jesus because we love Him.