Intersections

  So - here we are in November! I’m getting excited about the football season, the temperature dropping, and Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. We are also finishing up the liturgical year, because we start the year at Advent, which this year is kind of early - the Sunday after Thanksgiving, November 28th.  Anyway - I’m getting ahead of myself. We’ll get there. Today, however, we are looking at the Gospel reading from Luke, found in Chapter 12, verses 38 to 41. This is typically referred to as the parable of the Widow’s Mite.  Now, let’s go through what’s happening here. We need context, because we were not part of the original story. This is a pretty common text here for stewardship, and on its surface, the story is perfect for it. But when we dig deeper, Jesus packs a lot into his parables for it to be brought out.  We are still in the passion week, during the after arriving in Jerusalem, and this story happens right after the text last week. A...