Scripture Reading
2 Kings 4:2-4
And Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you? Tell me; what have you in the house?" And she said, "Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil." Then he said, "Go outside, borrow vessels from all your neighbors, empty vessels and not too few. Then go in and shut the door behind yourself and your sons and pour into all these vessels. And when one is full, set it aside."
Reflection
The widow brings only what she has — a single jar of oil — and God multiplies it beyond all her vessels. Notice that the miracle was limited only by the number of containers she brought: "when one is full, set it aside." Our capacity to receive is the only constraint on God's provision. Lent deepens our capacity for God by emptying us of lesser things.
Prayer for Today
All-Powerful Father, I bow before You because You are awesome and worthy of all the praise. Your word declares that I can do all things through You who strengthens me! I put all my trust in You. You alone are my God. You alone are my joy. You are my heart and my soul. You are the grass under my feet and the sky above. You are seen and unseen, Father. Keep me at Your right hand forever, fill me with Your grace, and make me Yours all the days of my life. Amen.
Amen.