“Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury.” Mark 12:41
The verb saw refers to a very precise and careful analysis.

Jesus was not sitting in front of the altar, just watching as people walked by. He was interested in knowing how they gave their offerings.

Money is made of paper. It could have a significant monetary value, but it is paper. It might be necessary, represent abundance, or serve a good purpose, but it is still paper.

An offering is also made of paper. When it’s in the form of gold, it is made of metal. When it’s a house, it is made of concrete. When it’s a car, it’s made of iron.
What gives an offering its value isn’t its amount. Faith is what matters.

A faith that God will be indebted to offering giver, and according to His Promise, He’ll reward them abundantly.

The value of an offering is in the conviction that God exists and He rewards those who seek Him. Hebrews 11:6

Unexpectedly, a poor widow walked up from among the offering givers. She was not supposed to be there. Religious laws stated that women were not allowed into the Temple or anywhere beyond the Women’s Court.

That is why she probably approached the treasury box with such guilt. Besides, her two coins didn’t meet the amount the priests determined as a minimum offering.

Add to that, the fact that her coins were minted in Israel. This meant they had a much lesser value than the Roman Empire’s money.
The widow’s coins were Jewish.

That is why the widow had every reason to be excluded, lonely and miserable. She was a widow, she was poor, she wasn’t allowed to come before the temple treasury and her offering was very small; in other words, she didn’t have anything worthy of being considered.

Except this time was different, Jesus was sitting next to the Temple treasury box, examining the hearts of the offering givers?

The Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God Almighty.

Do you know why?
He was there because of her.
He is still sitting opposite the treasury box…
No one sees Him. But He sees us all.
However, He only honors the despised, persecuted, excluded and wronged, that come to Him with all of their heart, with all of their strength and with all of their understanding.

Calling over His disciples, He said to them:
“…So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood.” Mark 12:43-44