Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through town. A man there named Zacchaeus, a ruler among tax collectors, was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but, being a short man, he couldn’t because of the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed up a sycamore tree so he could see Jesus, who was about to pass that way. When Jesus came to that spot, he looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, come down at once. I must stay in your home today.” So Zacchaeus came down at once, happy to welcome Jesus. Everyone who saw this grumbled, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.” Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my possessions to the poor. And if I have cheated anyone, I repay them four times as much.” Jesus said to him, “Today, salvation has come to this household because he too is a son of Abraham. The Human One came to seek and save the lost.” (Luke 19:1-10, CEB)
If Jesus were here today, who would he ask to go eat with?
As I typed that sentence, I thought of the current occupant of the White House. But then I also thought Zacchaeus sought out Jesus. Climbed a tree so he could see him. I can conjecture what the occupant of the White House would do, but I can not say for sure. But when Jesus would go to visit there, people would be upset, not those who think the current occupant is following Jesus, but those who are sure he is not.
We think we know the mind of God and that what we want is what God wants. That is a sure way to know that your god is not actually God, but your own creation. None of us gets what God wants all the time.
Be surprised, and do not let that surprise get in the way of God moving in the world.
Loving People. Loving God.
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