How often do we go out on a limb for our faith? Do we make an extraordinary effort to search for God in our lives and to find the ways he is present to us? Today, in the familiar story of Zacchaeus. We see Zacchaeus literally climb a tree and go out on a limb in order to find God in his life. He responds to meeting Jesus through conversion and repentance and by offering to give half of his possessions to the poor. Zacchaeus is willing to make amends to those whom he extorted money from during his work as a chief tax collector.
Zacchaeus originally just wanted to have a glimpse of Jesus, an external encounter with him. But Zacchaeus now comes to see Jesus in a different way. He sees Jesus in a way that changes and transforms his own life. I bet that all of us, too, want to see Jesus in a deeper sense in our lives, just like Zacchaeus did. Only then will we know what it mean to be a true disciple of Christ. When Jesus says to each one of us, “I want to stay in your house today,” may we joyfully open our door to welcome him in.
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