The Gospel this Sunday points us back to the story of the Rich Young Man (the Gospel reading in the previous Sundays.) Jesus was trying to teach with the incidence of the rich young man who approached him and asked what he needed to do to inherit eternal life. He told him to sell all he had, give to the poor and come and follow him. Unfortunately, the young man could not do it because “he had great possessions.” (Matthew 19:16-22) The rich young man could afford to give a lot – and would probably have been doing that – but the Lord could look in and know that in his heart; he hadn’t surrendered everything yet. And this leads us to the story of the poor widow who has given her all. Jesus was more impressed by the widow’s small offering than the generosity that the rich brought because he knew that in her heart, she had surrendered all already. Beyond her duty, without possibility of people’s praises, without pressure of eyes watching, she laid down a sacrifice that co...