During offering time, I would give Gab a hundred pesos to drop in the offering basket. Sometimes, it’s more. Despite folding it several times to conceal the denomination, someone noticed it and asked if the amount is too big for a child to give as an offering.
I gave a quick explanation but as I reflect upon it, I had other reasons.
My quick reply was that it will serve a challenge for Gab. When the time comes when Gab can afford to give his own offering, I’m sure he will find a way to equal that amount or to give even more.
Now I realized another reason. It’s no longer the 1980s when my parents give me 5 pesos or 20 pesos to put into the offering basket. The price of commodities have increased since then. So why not increase the amount I let Gab give as an offering as well.
Finally, it is how I understand the phrase: To whom much is given, much is expected of him as well. God gave me much. I’m not filthy rich but I got gadgets and gizmos, a plenty. If I can put aside a significant portion of my budget for “stuffs”, there is no reason I can’t give a significant portion of it for God too.
Of course, the amount is immaterial. God sees beyond the quantity of our offerings.
