A mite of music for November 12

Let’s see, what shall we sing this Sunday? Here’s what I’m thinking:

Jesus, in the gospel passage for this week, observes some religious hotshots strutting their “goodness.” In the next breath, he calls his followers’ attention to a widow putting two coins in the offering (while surrounded by wealthy religious men giving big bucks). Doubtless the disciples were impressed by the big boys’ supposed generosity, but Jesus – surely astonishing them – says she’s put in more than all the others.

It’s typical of Jesus in so many ways: his character example is a woman, is poor, and is generous. His negative example is religious, rich, male, and proud. How ironic that women even today must take back seats in much of the religion named “Christ – ian” – after the one who so frequently and provocatively chose women as examples for his men to follow! May we be like him!