The widow Jesus points out in today's passage is considerably different than one I read  about in newspaper article a number of years ago.  It seems that in Indianapolis, a wealthy widow was found dead in her home.  The police discovered over 5 million dollars in cash stuffed in trash cans, shoe boxes, drawers, tool boxes, paper bags, the pockets of clothing and even in a vacuum cleaner bag.  Most of the money was in $100 bills. Two million of the money was found in a trash can next to the widow's bed.  Mrs. Marjorie Jackson, dressed in flannel pajamas and a housecoat, was found on the kitchen floor.  There was no foul play.

It seems Mrs. Jackson was the widow of a very wealthy husband who died  leaving her an estate of over 14 million dollars.  There we two brand new Cadillac Sevilles in…