Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Gospel: 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.”
Reflections:
In ancient Israel , the sycamore tree symbolised regeneration and transformation. Jesus on his way to Jericho saw Zacchaeus sitting in a sycamore tree and probably already understood the symbolism. Zacchaeus, seemed already in preparation for his new life and Jesus did not miss the chance of this sign, given to him , loud and clear. We too often receive signs for transformation of our own lives, or to help others. It takes courage to climb on to a sycamore tree, symbolically, when all our friends , family and relatives dont care about it.
Activity
Decide on one thing, which you would like transformed in your life, you can begin with Advent or with the Feast of Christ the King!
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