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\nLuke 19:9<\/a>
\n\u2018Jesus said to him, \u201cToday<\/strong> salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.\u201d\u2019\n<\/div>\n

 
\nJesus \u2018came to seek and to save the lost\u2019 (Luke 19:10<\/a>). Also Jericho’s chief tax collector, Zacchaeus.<\/p>\n

From his vantage point up the sycamore-fig tree, Zacchaeus catches sight of Jesus as he passes by. More importantly, Jesus catches sight of Zacchaeus and offers him a radical welcome and the saving grace that he so longs for.<\/p>\n

Reflection
\nJesus offers Zacchaeus a way out, a way back and a way forward.<\/p>\n

QUOTE FOR TODAY<\/strong>
\nThe life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ have brought about a new and firm reason for hope.<\/span>
\n 
\n(Glenn Packiam, Worship and the World to Come<\/em><\/a>, p. 61)
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Luke 19:9 \u2018Jesus said to him, \u201cToday salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.\u201d\u2019   Jesus \u2018came to seek and to save the lost\u2019 (Luke 19:10). Also Jericho’s chief tax collector, Zacchaeus. 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Here is a summary, with some prayer prompts. Two of Jesus\u2019 disciples are headed for Emmaus, about 2 hours walking distance from Jerusalem. As they walk down this familiar stretch of road their conversation is coloured by a flood of mixed emotions. 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