Today at Bible Study, we somehow got onto the topic of picking up pennies. Obviously, a penny doesn't go very far in terms of spending value today (unless, of course, you manage to collect a whole bunch of them), but they can often have symbolic value.
Many people speak of "Pennies from Heaven," - finding pennies with a significant year marked on them after a person has passed away.
Kimberly Hahn in the video component of "Beloved and Blessed," commented that she tells her children whenever they find a penny to have it be a reminder that their mother loves them, God loves them, and their mother Mary up in heaven loves them.
One of my friends told the story of a very wealthy man who stopped and bent over to pick up a penny. His companion was puzzled by this action - obviously the man did not need the penny. Eventually, he asked about it. The man replied, "Each penny is marked with the words 'In God we Trust.' When I pick up a penny it reminds me to trust in God."
Those are some good reasons to make the effort to pick up pennies!
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