Giving What We Have
Maybe sometimes we feel that we do not have much to give. And so we do not give at all. Peter and John knew that they themselves did not have much and could not give to the lame man what he was asking for, but they did know they had something else to give: the gift of faith. In fact what they had to give was much more important and impactful than silver or gold. What they had to offer seemed useless and impractical to the world - words? faith? "How can that fill my stomach?" "How can that change my situation right now?" The lame man in the reading today (Acts 3:1-10) begged for alms, looked at Peter and John, and expected to receive something from them. The Apostles said to him, " Look at us ," and Peter said " I have neither silver nor gold, but what I do have I give you ." We are told that the man expected to receive something from them - perhaps what he has been begging for: money. I can just imagine this man sitting by the gate day ...