Greek Orthodox  Metropolis of Atlanta 

My Beloved Ones,

This Sunday’s Gospel tells of our Lord’s encounter with Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector of the city of Jericho. As we prepare to begin the Triodion on February 9th, “Zacchaeus Sunday” demonstrates the importance of repentance, as we look to that season that will bring us Great Lent, Holy Week, and Pascha.

In the Holy Land of the 1st Century, as in our year pf 2020, tax collectors were not particularly well loved. During Christ’s ministry, however, these feelings were more negative, since tax collectors, as Jews, extorted money from their fellow citizens to pay their Roman masters.

Even so, Zacchaeus, like most of the citizens of Jericho, wished to see Jesus. However, the Gospel tells us that Zacchaeus “could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature.” (Luke 19:2) Being a clever man, Zacchaeus decided to climb into a sycamore tree, in order to give himself a better view.

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