"And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came in and put in two small copper coins, which made a penny*. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. for they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on."
Jesus! Teach us to entrust you with more than we can afford! Give us a heart like yours!
* two lepta, which make a kodrantes; a kodranteds (latin quadrans) was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/64 a denari (which was a day's wage for a laborer).
**note: tithing's historical purpose - regardless of its current nature - was to support the spreading of the gospel and to bolster philanthropic and fellowship-oriented church efforts
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