THOSE TWO COINS

Today's reading: Mark 11-12

"Then a poor widow came and dropped in two pennies." Mark 12:42 NLT

Were you aware that there were 13 trumpet-shaped offering boxes in the Temple at Jesus's time?

Did you know that it is estimated that on average the Temple might see up to 20,000+ congregants on any given day--more, many more on Sabbath and even more than that on holy days?

Or that the Temple itself took up about 1/6th of the area of Jerusalem, or about 34 acres?

With those facts in mind, the very fact that Jesus noticed the poor widow woman that day is remarkable!

That particular day.

That particular offering box.

That particular woman.

That particular moment.

His particular remarks about her being recorded for us to read today.

For me, it's another reminder of His being involved in the smallest details of my own life.

My needs. My trials. My heartaches. My temptations. My desires. My thoughts.