Tobit 12:1, 5-18, 20 / Mark 12:38-44
Though we say that we believe in God, we cannot say that our belief is unshakable.
Especially so when we meet with rough and rocky patches in life, we will begin to doubt.
And when our prayers don’t seem to be answered, our faith will be shaken.
And when the good we do is not appreciated or even criticized, we may get angry with God.
We may also think that there is no point being a good person and trying to walk the ways of the Lord.
But in the 1st reading, God tells us through the archangel Raphael, that He sees all that we do and He knows our thoughts.
God sees all the good we do for others, God knows how we feel, God hears our desperate prayers.
He also sees the widow in the gospel putting in the two small coins, all she had to live on.
And God will answer in His own ways and in His own time.
God will reward those who do good with His abundant blessings.
We only need to believe in God’s love for us and trust in His ways and wait with hope in God’s time.