Zacchaeus - Questions for reflection:
How did this story make you feel?
Were there things in the story that jarred, or resonated with you? Why is that?
Has life hardened your heart in places?
Do you sometimes feel that you’re on the outside looking in?
Do you long to feel loved and included, and to know so deeply that you always belong?
Take the time to imagine yourself in Zachaeus’ position, desperate to belong… longing to be known and to be loved.
How does it feel as Jesus stops to look at you and calls your name?
As Jesus meets you this day…
As he looks at you and smiles…
what are the things you need to tell him?
What are the things you need to hear?
Sit with this scene in your mind for a while, and when you are ready, finish with the prayer below.
Father, we thank you for your love for us.
For your constant, open invitation into a relationship with you.
Help us open our hearts and receive the love you long to pour into our lives.
Help us to know that we are loved, and are precious, and that we belong, that we always belong.
And help us to share that love, living out the command that Jesus gave us, to love as he loved.
Amen
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