Jesus entered Jerico and was passing through. And there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way.
And 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 and came down and received him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all grumbled, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost." -- Luke 19.1-10
Please take time to really see this artwork and find the hidden message in the trunk of the tree as well as those on the leaves. As you meditate, consider how your life is a reflection of the grace God has offered to all of us. Have you accepted it from him? Are you living into it?
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1 comment:
This representation of Zacchaeus is interesting to me because it seems like Zacchaeus is hiding among the trees leaves, trying to peek out at Jesus without revealing himself - kind of like Adam and Eve hiding their shame in the Garden of Eden. It makes me think that even when we are ashamed of ourselves and try to hide that from Jesus, he sees through our camoflage and calls us out, giving us yet another chance to ask for forgiveness and do the right thing.
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