Anyone who has been gifted with children knows that they learn many things even before they can speak. They learn first and foremost by watching and by imitating the example that they see in the people who surround them. Such impressionable minds can also provide us with inspiration to do as they do.
Were Jesus' disciples surprised by the example they saw in the temple on that day when a poor widow put two small coins into the treasury (Lk 21:2)? Perhaps there were many others going and coming. Perhaps they didn't even notice that poor woman until Jesus pointed her out. That's often the way that life goes for adults: we get far too caught up in what we're doing, or in our own preoccupations to be aware of things around us.
If only we could learn a lesson from the infants we have the privilege to meet, perhaps we might learn to perceive things differently. Who knows whether we might even learn a lesson or two from the example we see in the actions of others who are able to trust so deeply and implicitly that they are able to give out of their poverty, willing to abandon themselves into the care of a loving God.
Have a great day.
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