Learning from THE LEAST

Many in the Church wallow in their ostentation yet, as John McLaughlan shows us, there is much we can all learn from the poor widow

We read in the latter part of Mark 11 and in Mark 12 that Jesus had dealings on that particular day with religious leaders, some of whom tried to trap Him in His teaching so as to discredit Him in the eyes of the common people. But there was also one scribe who after asking Jesus a question about the “first commandment of all” (Mark 12:28) was commended by Jesus as being “not far from the kingdom of God” (Mark 12:34). Jesus next turned the tables on the religious leaders by questioning them about the identity of the Messiah (Mark 12:35-37). Finally He concludes His teaching by warning the common people about the hypocrisy of the scribes (Mark 12:38-40). Immediately after this we are told the story of the “poor widow” and the offering that she put into the temple treasury.