"From Mary we learn to
surrender to God's Will in all things. From Mary we learn to trust even when
all hope seems gone. From Mary we learn to love Christ her Son and the Son of
God!" ~Pope John Paul II
(Gospel Text: LK 19:1-10)
At
that time Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town.
Now a
man there named Zacchaeus,
who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy
man,
was seeking to see who Jesus was;
but he could not see him because of the
crowd,
for he was short in stature.
So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree
in order to see Jesus,
who was about to pass that way.
When he reached the
place, Jesus looked up and said,
"Zacchaeus, come down quickly,
for today
I must stay at your house."
And he came down quickly and received him with
joy.
When they saw this, they began to grumble, saying,
"He has gone to
stay at the house of a sinner."
But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the
Lord,
"Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor,
and
if I have extorted anything from anyone
I shall repay it four times
over."
And Jesus said to him,
"Today salvation has come to this
house
because this man too is a descendant of Abraham.
For the Son of Man has
come to seek
and to save what was lost."
What’s
the take-away for us?
Do we hear Jesus’ stunning challenge:
“Today I must stay at your house.”
What
will it take for us to respond?
If we respond appropriately, we will
come out changed for the better.
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