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Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.” ~Luke 19:9-10
I have always liked Zacchaeus, this man of short stature who wants to see Jesus so badly that he climbs a sycamore tree. Standing a little shy of five feet four inches, I’ve been at the back of the crowd at the parade. I know what it’s like not to be able to reach the cereal box on the top shelf of the pantry. My last church, South Church in New Britain, has this huge, high pulpit that towers over the congregation. I had to stand on a little box just to see out of it. I felt like a little man in a great big box. Yes, I feel Zacchaeus’ pain.
Yet, after his encounter with Jesus, Zacchaeus feels as tall as the center for the UConn basketball team. What changed him? I will explore that question on Sunday as we consider what is in between righteousness and mercy.
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By First Congregational Church of Southington, CT
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Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.” ~Luke 19:9-10
I have always liked Zacchaeus, this man of short stature who wants to see Jesus so badly that he climbs a sycamore tree. Standing a little shy of five feet four inches, I’ve been at the back of the crowd at the parade. I know what it’s like not to be able to reach the cereal box on the top shelf of the pantry. My last church, South Church in New Britain, has this huge, high pulpit that towers over the congregation. I had to stand on a little box just to see out of it. I felt like a little man in a great big box. Yes, I feel Zacchaeus’ pain.
Yet, after his encounter with Jesus, Zacchaeus feels as tall as the center for the UConn basketball team. What changed him? I will explore that question on Sunday as we consider what is in between righteousness and mercy.