Wow nice story. Our Spiritual Director told us that in this world there is no such thing as coincidence. Everything happens for a reason and purpose. My personal view on this matter is that God is only testing you. God knows how much money you have but since you have the love, care, and mercy for that handicapped He gave the money back to you. God loves people who are very merciful and generous to the least of our brethren. In fact being generous to others will erase our multitude of sins.
Mark 12:41-44
The Widow’s Offering
41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”
Keep up the good work. Heaven is definitely rejoicing due to your great deed. God Bless!!!
I’d love it if you could/would share any particulars from your S.D. on this particular thought. I believe this and have believed it for years. Although I am not Catholic/Christian, I do have firm trust in my Creator. I know I am loved and looked-after.
To the original poster… you received a blessing. A real blessing, the type that comes to those who give freely and with their whole heart. A similar occurrence happened to me and my 2nd spouse, from whom I am divorced. When we first got together, although we both worked full-time, one month he had paid all his bills but needed $63.75 for his phone bill, so it would not be turned off. The season was changing, and getting colder, and he needed a jacket. There was no extra money for that, so he’d wear a few sweatshirts to work and on the job (he did outside construction).
After discussing these needs and sending them up to God/dess the night before along with gratitude for what we did have - I owned my own home, we both had functional vehicles, we were employed - he left for work. As he was driving his truck down a 4-lane road (no traffic at 6 AM), he spotted what looked like a lump of dirty blue-jeans on the middle white line. He drove a little more, but something told him firmly, “turn around,” and he knew to trust what he heard inside his heart. He went back and pulled over to the side, crossed to the middle of the road and picked up a blue-jean jacket trimmed in brown leather (a Marlboro jacket - the kind you’d get by trading-in points from the cigarette packs). It had been run over a few times, but it had no holes and it was his size (medium/long). In the pocket of the jacket was $65 exactly, in cash. No I.D. Nothing but exactly what was needed. We later paid the phone bill, and donated the change and a couple of boxes of pasta to our local food pantry. While there, “instinct” instructed me to place my business-card into a jar from which one card was chosen at random each month. The prize was a $50 gift certificate from our local feed store. Guess who won that month?
We not only fed our pets, but took extra pet food back to the pantry for those in need.
Give in love, receive in love. The Bible may not be my [only] sacred book, but I am not ashamed to believe that I am as the sparrows are.
