Luke 19:1–10
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.”
Reflection
• Is there something stirring in me that caused me to find some
way to see Jesus?
• Do
I have a
conversion experience when I look into the eyes of Jesus?