The value of the offering is not only monetary, but also spiritual. This means that God does not look at the quantity, but at the quality, and that involves a sincere intention to please Him.

However, what can people do to impress or offer the Most High that He does not already have?

More than high sums of money, such as the religious used to offer the Lord wants faith and obedience with all of one’s heart. That widow displayed that, for she was able to offer her all without retain anything for herself. This act proved that she trusted God tot the point of being totally dependent on Him.