DAY 7 – Sa Likod ng mga Ulap

"Jesus looked up... and saw a poor widow. And He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them." Lk. 1:1-3

“He has looked upon his servant, in her lowliness, and people, forever, will call me blessed.” Lk. 1:48

What happens when we allow Jesus to look upon us?
What happens when we look at ourselves through the lens of Christ?

Like Peter, we’ll see we’re no longer a betrayer but a leader.
And today, like that of the poor widow…
We’ll see ourselves not in poverty but in generosity.

As Don Moen puts it,
“And now let the weak say, ‘I am strong’
Let the poor say, ‘I am rich’”

Here’s one of the biblical inspiration of that song.
“As Jesus LOOKED UP, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also SAW a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this POOR widow has PUT IN MORE than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” Lk. 21:1-4

For the many people around her, maybe the poor widow looks dirty, disgraced, lowly and poor. But in the lens of Christ, in the eyes of heaven, she is pure, blessed, extra ordinary and rich.

Yes, because of the abundance of her hands and not of her pocket,
Because of the generosity of her heart and not of her account,
That Jesus praised her. Jesus chose her. Jesus owned her. Jesus loved her.
Indeed, LOWLY BUT CHOSEN!
Indeed, SHE OWNS NOTHING BUT GOD OWNS HER!

This is what happens when we still become generous amidst our poverty.
This is what happens when we stay humble amidst our abundance.
This is what happens when we allow Jesus to look upon us.
And this is what happens when we see ourselves through the lens of Christ.

Today, look at Jesus.
And see how rich and blessed you are!

Let us pray. Generous Father, help me to see myself today through your loving eyes, and to help others through your loving hands. In Jesus name. Amen.