Zacchaeus heard that Jesus was in town and he wanted to see Jesus in person. Zacchaeus, a man of short stature, tried to make his way through a large crowd to get a glimpse of Jesus.

In Dublin, Ireland, Dean G. Marcus Cole of Notre Dame talks about what is missing in the fight for religious freedom.

Jesus stops by that tree, for we always meet Jesus at the cross. There, at that tree, that cross, he invites Zacchaeus into a saving and transformative relationship.

Jesus, however, more than simply seeing Zacchaeus, already knows him: “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today” (19:5). Really, Jesus must stay at his house?

When Zacchaeus learned that a healer by the name of Jesus was coming to town he was not in denial; he knew that he needed some sort of healing. The text tells us that he was of short stature. The word ...

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We must see Zacchaeus as Jesus did — someone looking for something more, someone worthy of our love and respect. While Zacchaeus is best known for climbing into the tree, what happened next is ...

Jesus stopped exactly under that tree and addressed him by name: ‘Zacchaeus, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today.’ “What a message this simple sentence contains!