October 30 | 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Wis 11:22-12:2; Ps 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13, 14; 2 Thes 1:11-2:2; Lk 19:1-10

So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way. When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house.” And he came down quickly and received him with joy. -Luke 19:4-6 Zacchaeus just wants a glimpse of Jesus but, as is typical with Jesus, he gives more than Zacchaeus could have expected or imagined — Jesus asks to come and stay at his house. Luke says that Zacchaeus quickly responds with joy. This is probably the happiest moment for Zacchaeus in many years. This was the personality of Jesus. People who were monumental sinners, who didn't live anything like he lived, were drawn to Jesus and wanted to be with him. People who were nothing like him, liked him. Pray for the grace today to be like Jesus. Ask God to use you to bring people who are far from him back to him.