Listen to Jonathan Woolner talk about Zacchaeus. “…In the absence of connection there is always suffering.” Jesus moved toward suffering while tradition held that a tax collector would not even be considered human. He also calls him (who lacked connection) by name (pure and innocent). Jesus makes the first move. He invites us to be who we really are. Read along in Luke 19:1-10, Matthew 5:8.
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