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He was a dishonest tax collector, looked down upon by his people as a collaborator and traitor, collecting taxes for the hated Romans. Zacchaeus was 'up a tree' in more ways than one. To be a Christian means that one is not crowd-controlled but Christ-controlled. The last thing many of us want is to be 'different.' But if we are to see Jesus and stand with him, we shall be called upon many times to leave the crowd, to buck the strong current of the Gallup Poll in favor of the unchanging laws of God. So he left the crowd he climbed above it. As long as he stood with the crowd, he would not be able to see Jesus. The crowd was an obstacle to Zacchaeus it stood between him and Jesus. Restlessness has always been one of the symptoms of man's search for God as Augustine knew when he prayed, 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in Thee.' Zacchaeus was restless, fed up with himself, fed up with the kind of life he was living. It was a strong desire to find God in Jesus. It was much more than curiosity that made Zacchaeus climb the tree. 'When you desire God as much as you desired air, you will find him,' said the Christian. Then he asked him, 'What did you desire more than anything else when your head was under water?' 'Air,' replied the seeker. A seeker once asked a Christian, 'How can I find God?' The Christian replied, 'Let me show you.' He took him down to the sea and immersed his head in the water three times. When we really want to find God as much as Zacchaeus did, no obstacle will stop us. It was no doubt a strong desire to see Jesus that made him climb the tree - a sycamore. So eager was he to see Jesus that he climbed a tree to get to see Him. Anyone else would have given up then and there, but not Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector, sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd and the shortness of his stature. One day Jesus was passing through Jericho. Tradition tells us that he later became Bishop of Caesarea. The whole Gospel is contained in that encounter, for it made Zacchaeus a new and redeemed man. It was the day he met Jesus of Nazareth face to face. The Gospel lesson today describes an encounter in the life of Zacchaeus that changed the whole direction of his life. Sunday following the Elevation of the Cross. Sunday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross. Good Friday: Costly Forgiveness.Įaster Sunday. Forgiveness Sunday (Cheese-Fare Sunday).ġst Sunday Lent. Memorial Saturdays in the Orthodox Church.

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