Lent Day 29, Wednesday, March 18, 2026
“Make a Monetary Donation”
In this fifth week of Lent, we are focusing on God’s great plans for our lives. Some of the simplest actions, like thanking someone or caring for the earth, can make a much bigger difference than we might think.
God does not need much to do something big and bold. Actually, God does not need anything from us except our faith, respect, and attention.
Like everything else, when it comes to financial resources, God does not need much to accomplish great things. If you take a penny and I add two pennies, it still does not seem like much purchasing power. But that is not the point. When we add our three pennies to God’s church, they are joined with everyone else’s pennies. Together, they become something much greater.
Through those combined gifts, the church is able to do many wonderful things, because God’s abundant love becomes the true currency that spreads into our lives and into the lives of people throughout the community.
God is incredibly generous. God has given us a beautiful world filled with resources that help feed, clothe, and care for people. When some people lack what they need, it is not because God has withheld generosity. Often, it is because we have not yet stepped forward to share what we have been given.
That is where our pennies matter. Through generosity, we can help many people. God first gave these blessings to us. It is our responsibility to return a portion of what we have received, not because we are wealthy, but because we can choose to be generous and honor God in the process.
Today’s Lenten challenge is to make a monetary donation to a local church or religious institution. Trust me on this. Even if you give only a penny, it can still make a difference.
Mail it. Drop it in the offering box. Give electronically. Place it into the hands of someone who can deliver it for you.
Let today become a day of generosity and love for our brothers and sisters in the community and throughout the world.
“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.” (Luke 21:1-3, NIV)
