As members of the church we are taught to give of our time, our talents, and our treasure in service to the Gospel. But how much is enough? Scripture is quite clear on this subject – this is an “all in” proposition, as our readings this week tell us: The Word for the 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time 1 Kings 17:10-16 Psalm 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44 Our first reading comes from the 1st Book of Kings. In our passage Israel is suffering a great drought, and the great prophet Elijah is on the run from King Ahab. He comes to the gates of Zarephath, a city North of Israel between the cities of Tyre and Sidon. There he meets a widow and her son. Tired and thirsty from his journey, he asks the widow for some water and some bread, whereupon we learn that they too are suffering, having only enough flour and oil to last one more day. Elijah asks her again to make him some bread with the promise that the Lord will make sure that her jars of flour and oil will not run dry unt
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