Mary Helps Zacchaeus and Helps Us Get Close to Jesus

Mary Helps Zacchaeus and Helps Us Get Close to Jesus In today’s reading (not included within this audio), we hear from the Book of Revelation. We hear about letters to the early Church. There are a series of seven letters to the Church in Asia Minor (present age Turkey). The letters address specific events within the communities. They also address universal tendencies that one finds throughout the body of Christ. The Homily references two of the seven letters, that focus on shortcomings and dangers facing these communities. Jesus tells the communities that the people appear to be alive . . . but they are not. Their goodness is dying. The Homily discusses what the Lord is saying. The people have cut themselves off from life. Hear more within the Homily. In the second letter, the Lord speaks to the next church. He does not discuss their wickedness. He actually, discusses something worse. Their luke-warmness is the focus of the Lord. This is one of the greatest dangers to the human heart. Understand how both of these letters impact us today! Zacchaeus Moves Ahead of the Crowd to See Jesus In the Gospel, the scripture passage occurs in Jericho. In Jericho, Jesus passes through the city and there are great crowds. The story is about Zacchaeus. He cannot see Jesus. He must move to get around the crowd . . . a sort of wall. Zacchaeus moves and climbs a tree to position himself to see the Lord. He gets ahead of the crowd. Zacchaeus wants to see Jesus. He runs and sees a tree which will lift him and ultimately see Jesus. Mary is the tree for all of us. She lifts us so that we can see Jesus. Hear how Mary helps us. Hear how Mary helps Zacchaeus and Helps Us Get Close to Jesus. Understand how he/we need to get ahead and move to be with Jesus. Listen to this Meditation Media.