31st Sunday in Ordinary Time C - Readings: Wisdom 11:22-12:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2; Luke 19:1-10
(Zacchaeus and Jesus)
"God is lover of life" says the book of Wisdom. He has fashioned us in such a way that His dream for us is fulfilled in our life. Therefore, God implanted in us a deep desire for him (Desiderium Dei). Zacchaeus too had a deep desire to see Jesus and save his soul. This aspiration of him is fulfilled when Jesus himself recognises Zacchaeus on a sycamore tree. Moreover, Jesus goes to the house of the so called "sinner" and touches the conscious of the rich man which is so beautifully gets transformed. When we desire for God, He comes to us where we are. When we desire salvation, it comes to us where we are.
Olvin Veigas, SJ
02 November 2019
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" Life without God is like love without an emotion."Arthur young says,"God sleeps in the minerals,awakens in plants,walks in animals and thinks in man." Dear Olvin, my God in disguise your message here imbibed in me and others too the presence of God in every aspect of our lives when we desire Him like Zecchaeus.
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