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 to him, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house."
And he came down quickly and received him with joy.
When they all 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."
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 to him, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house."
And he came down quickly and received him with joy.
When they all 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."
Reflection:
Our Gospel for today is inspiring us every moment of our life. Let me share to you 2 points as my reflection of our Gospel for today. Let me talked about our desire and openness to God. I chose the line for "today I must stay at your house."Because it struck me most and good phrase to reflect.
Firstly, our desire to know Gd and be with God is always innate in us. We search for Him in our life without knowing and recognizing that it is God who finds us first. This desire like Zacchaeus will lead us to a better sight of looking God in our life. The bright side of life is to be with God despite of our trials and tribulations in life. As Zacchaeus desired to see Jesus we too need to have that desire so we can see Him in the dept of our heart. Seeing Jesus to other people is difficult but, if we ask for the grace he will surely provide us.
Secondly, because we desire for God or to see Jesus working in us then we must open our heart for Him. Remember the openness of Zacchaeus' heart that he even welcomed Jesus. Have you seen or have you observed how these encounter change Zacchaeus' life. His conversion right then and there save him and his faith to Jesus was really evident. For Jesus reminds us that "the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost."
Many times we were lost in our Christian way of life, but always remember and ponder that God is always there waiting for all of us. We just need to desire and ask for God's grace of openness to see Him in our day to day life encounter.
Have a blessed day to all of us.
Seminarian Carlito Brazil -Gemina
St. Joseph Seminary of Ipil
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