‘Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart.’ (Matthew 11:29) "Gentle! The word has several shades of meaning. One of those is: 'considerate.' God is considerate. He cares how people feel. He is mindful of the raw sensitivities of the weak and helpless. See Jesus sitting in the temple court. The well-to-do are passing, ceremoniously dropping their gifts in the treasury. Now, a widow approaches. She is anxious not to be seen. She commits two small coins to the box and hurries off. But Jesus is moved to remark: "That woman put in more than anyone else." Christ was drawn to that little woman with her tiny offering. He is aware of the shame that the poor endure. He considers their feelings. He is gentle with them."
"God shows his gentleness in that he has no favorites. A restaurant was about to open, in a big city. The restaurant was close by government office buildings. The advertisement advised applicants that they would need to know how to behave in the presence of dignitaries, and VIP's. Clearly... God---would probably not get a job in that establishment! He has no favorites. Christianity is the most egalitarian of religions. "In Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, but all one in Christ Jesus."
I started collecting ancient coins somewhere around 1982. Back then you could still get widow's mites for about $5-10 a piece. These were the little bronze coins that were minted under Pilate's authority as governor.
I bought a bunch and gave them all away. The folks I gave them too were not weak in their faith, but they were excited to get them and excited just to see that such things actually existed after all this time.
Now they're worth quite a bit more and I can't afford them, but I don't feel bad at all about giving them away. The folks were very excited. So I've tooted my own horn again, but your post reminded me of that story and I thought I'd relate it.