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I wonder if it might be good to consider the two different widows we find in today’s first reading and gospel. In doing so, we’ll consider the activity of both the widows and of God…and find a possible pattern for us to follow.
In both stories, we witness widows who have no reason to trust in a God that they cannot see, yet they trust him anyway. They have found that their faith, as nascent as it is, inspires trust and imparts hope; their hope bestows a generous love that is then returned to them by a manifold grace. Yes, in trusting and sharing as they do, God can then bless them abundantly.
In our own time, as so many financial fears press upon us: the fiscal cliff, growing financial uncertainty, poor national employment stats, and so on, remember how God made promises to these two widows of old. And because they trusted and put their faith in Him, He was then able to keep His promise and bless them in return. You see, ultimately, fear is useless, what is needed is trust. Let each of us find new ways to place our trust in God, filled with the confidence that is borne from our faith: that God will always and everywhere, provide.
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Imagine what your life would be like if you awoke tomorrow morning and found that there was no water coming into your home. What would you do? Probably you'd get a few gallons of bottled water, and feel a bit grungy and inconvenienced until the water came back on. Other than that, things would really be OK. But what if the water never came back on? And what if the stores ran out of bottled water? What if the nearest drainage ditch became the only place we could get any water at all? … Help The Thirsty