“A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny.” ~Mark 12:42
As so many other organizations do this time of year; PPC
winds up the year while also looking to the year ahead. And as we do, we’re
encouraged to know we’re finally getting ahead of the pandemic.
As quick as the pandemic brought things to a halt our
return to the new normal comes after a series of next normals. Per the Washington
Post: “The pandemic appears to be winding down in the United States in a
thousand subtle ways, but without any singular milestone, or a cymbal-crashing
announcement of freedom from the virus.”
Has this 20 months or more ‘time out’ given us pause to
reshuffle our priorities? To let go of some things will clinging more tightly
to others?
In looking ahead, it’s good to remember the above passage.
Technically her offering was not in pennies they were ‘leptos;’ but like
pennies they were the smallest piece of money…
…and it was everything she had to offer; this woman who as
a widow was powerless and now she was “penniless.”
Yet in His teaching story, Jesus uses her to open a window
for us to explore what it means to live as people of faith…
…as her coins are a faith-filled investment in offering all
of who we are and hope to be as Christ-followers and in service to building
Christ’s Kingdom.
We faithfully gather Sundays at 10AM and online too. Send your email to prinevillepc@gmail.com
and we’ll make those arrangements.
Together We Serve, Pastor Mike