16 Nov 2021
There is a Wideness in God’s Mercy
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For 16 November 2021, Tuesday of week 33 in Ordinary Time, 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 sycomore 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.’
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.
18 November 2021 @ 6:34 am
Thanks Beth for once again opening my heart to God redeeming love! In a world that seems to be filled with those who rush to judge and condemn, you
encourage me to look to Jesus and how he looks at us!
Connie Koch
18 November 2021 @ 9:56 am
Once again, Beth, thanks for nourishing me with your profound reflection and, I might add, a challenging one. Your messages always stir something within me, leading me to PONDER the WORD! Thanks. Peggy Devlin
19 November 2021 @ 3:46 am
May we keep in our hearts the Holy Desire of Zaccheus and open wide our hearts to all.
19 November 2021 @ 2:11 pm
Thank you, Sr. Beth. The message speaks to my heart and causes me to reflect on my eagerness to judge others. Thank God for the wideness of God’s mercy.