I DON'T KNOW HER NAME

         She is nameless to me, and yet I am inspired by her influence each Sunday-my young  minister’s mother. 

I don’t know her name but each Sunday I am moved by the sound of music from our choir-my choir director’s mother.

 I don’t know the name of his mother or his wife, but I am encouraged each week by our worship minister’s creativity and sweet spirit. 

 So many nameless women who have given to our country that I might worship freely-the mothers and wives of our military. 

         Endless lists of inspiring women who have sacrificed that each day my life could be so blessed. The Scripture is filled with unnamed inspiring women-Noah’s wife, the woman at the well, the lady who touched Christ’s garment in the crowd,-all nameless-all inspiring But perhaps none more inspiring than the widow who gave her all.

    “And there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than all they that are casting into the treasury: for they all did cast in of their superfluity; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.” (Mark12:42-44)

         She gave all that she had.   What an inspiration!  When we give of our meager funds, our time, our family, our physical strength, we often feel proud. Many times we have given of our surplus, but Jesus said she gave it ALL!

         How often have nameless women given all that they had so that Christ and His kingdom might be lifted up? When I consider this widow, I am inspired to give more and pray that I might be counted as a nameless woman for the cause of Christ.