Education in Faith

Sunday 30th October  

  Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

Gospel: Luke 19: 1-10 

 Jesus enters the house of Zacchaeus

Zacchaeus is as keen as the rest of Jericho to see Jesus as he passes through the town. However, because he is so short he can’t see past the crowd and because he is a despised tax collector, no one was going to make room for him to see. He goes to the extreme length of climbing a tree just to catch a glimpse of Jesus. 

Jesus declares that salvation has come to Zacchaeus’ house and that he is a son of Abraham – one of the faithful. His words are directed to the crowd, not Zacchaeus. They are so determined to draw lines between those who are acceptable and those who are not that they have failed to notice what Jesus has taught all along – that faith can flourish in all people and is not determined by their social status. [Greg Sunter] 

Jenni Kilkenny

Education in Faith Leader