Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.” So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. All who saw it began to grumble and said, “He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner.” Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.” Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.”Luke 19:1-10
Up A Tree
Creator God who notices the small
who is not dazzled by the mighty
You continue to be among us
help us to invite you in today.
We like Zacchaeus have great problems
our circumstances have bound us
we cannot see over the crowds of worries
we have not shared with those in need.
Yet you stopped and continue to stop
coming home with us and sitting with us
sharing our food and not condemning us
rather inviting us to be more every day.
Help us to see how lost we are today
may we invite your love into our homes
come dwell with us, the lost and weak
that we might know your saving love. Amen.
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