Seeking Zacchaeus!  As we have been reading through Luke we see something very special about Jesus.  He is compassionate.  He cares about people’s specific needs.  He weeps over their poor choices.  He sees people in crowds rather than crowds of people.  He sees their problems rather than personal inconvenience.  In Luke 19:1-10 we read that Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.  Because Jericho was a rich city it had many poor in it as well.  They would line the streets hoping some rich person might be generous with them.  Blind Bartimaeus was along the road leading into Jericho.  Jesus has just passed through on his way to Jerusalem but there is someone else who wants to know what Jesus is like. 

Jesus sees people and loves them.