“Too little”

Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. (Luke 21:3 ESV

 Jesus and His disciples were in the temple observing people giving their offerings. A wealthy man approached the coffer, drawing as much attention as he could to the fact that he was giving a hefty sum. Following him was a widow. As quickly as she could she dropped in two mites, the smallest denomination of coin she could have given. The disciples muttered amongst themselves about how pitiful her offering was, but to their astonishment, Jesus told them she had given more than anyone else, for she had given all that she had. (Luke 21:1–4)
 Putting myself in the widow’s shoes, I don’t think she felt all that proud of her offering. She knew what one could or couldn’t buy with a couple of mites, but she didn’t tell herself it was “too little” to make a difference. The Bible doesn’t tell us anything else about this widow, but my guess is that if she ever had more money, she would be generous with it.
 That’s the thing with living a generous life—you can always ask “What can I give or share? What do I have that someone around me needs?”
 Whether you’re giving of your abundance or of your scarcity, you can nearly always give something. It will do good for yourself, and it will do good for others. —Marie Alvero [1]

 The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

[1] Activated The Widow’s Mite