The Lord praises the woman today who gave "out of her poverty" as opposed to those who "contributed out of their abundance." It is always easy to give to people when we have lots of money or time or other assets. It is when the going gets tough, as we see also with the widow in the first reading, that we tend to shut down, turn inward and look to ourselves. The mystery of the Cross is that we trust in God even when things are grim. We believe in God's love for us even when there is suffering and grief. The great example of such love is St Maximilian Kolbe who gave of himself to the end in the hell that was Auschwitz. Such saints help us to strive to imitate the Lord and to trust in God's providential care in all circumstances - good or evil.
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