30 Oct 2016
Forgiven before we even ask
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For 30 October 2016, 31st Sunday, based on Luke 19:1-10
Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.†So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. All who saw it began to grumble and said, “He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner.†Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.†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.â€
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
30 October 2016 @ 1:32 am
Thank you for this preaching, Jimmy! It was an excellent new insight about forgiveness before asking, that I greatly appreciated. Grazie mille!!
03 November 2016 @ 7:44 pm
When we love each other as Jesus teaches to love, forgiveness happens in a sweet and peaceful way. Divine Justice and Divine Mercy are always present but there is only one condition: Pure Love from a process of healing and restoration. Thanks Fr. James.
Guisela