TÌM GẶP CHÚA THẬT NHANH- CHA BRENDAN - 31 SUNDAY-C

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Category: 13. Tìm Gặp Chúa Thật Nhanh

 

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    Mo Nguyen
    Nov 2 at 6:50 AM
     
     

               THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C

                                     SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2019

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             THE CHALLENGE OF INCLUSION

     

                         REFLECTIONS ON THE GOSPEL (Luke 19: 1-10)

                                   THE CHALLENGE OF INCLUSION

    The chief tax collector, Zacchaeus, faces a double barrier in his attempt to see Jesus. He is too small of stature to see over the crowd and, as one who plies a despised and resented occupation, no one is going to make way for him. So, like a curious youngster, he climbs a tree.

    It is hard not to see a comic touch when Jesus stands beneath the tree and bids Zacchaeus to come down and be his host that day.

     

    But the tax collector’s hospitality to Jesus, while a great joy for him, soon becomes a problem for everyone else. They mutter and murmur: ‘He has gone to stay at a sinner’s house.’

    Sinner or not, Zacchaeus declares a policy of extravagant generosity: half of his wealth will go to the poor and anyone defrauded will receive compensation four-fold.

    This draws from Jesus a truly memorable declaration: “Today salvation has come to this house. “ What Zacchaeus has experienced amounts to a virtual ‘definition’ of salvation: the joy of being found by the Lord, conversion of heart, transformation of life, and inclusion within the community (‘this man too is a son of Abraham’).

    But what of the crowd? The inclusion of the tax collector in the community demands conversion of them as well. Are they also transformed? We do not know. Here is where the episode holds out a wider challenge. Salvation is not about Jesus’ kindness to individuals. It has a social dimension as well. Are we comfortable with all whom Jesus wants to include in the community of the Kingdom?

    Brendan Byrne, SJ

     

    Zacchaeus - A Song for First Reconciliation:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gKdNgCRwl8

     

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    Con muốn đi tìm Ngài trong cuộc sống:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ingsT8JcQGM