Dear Friends in Christ
The Lord was passing through Jericho on His way to Jerusalem when he meets Zacchaeus; the streets were thronged with people eager to catch a glimpse of The Lord. He famously climbs a sycamore tree in order to see Him; and he is rewarded. What a great example he gives us, since he must have had a burning desire to set eyes on Jesus. Pope St John Paul II commented on this encounter, which St Luke recounts for us: Do I want to see Christ? Do I do everything to see Him? This question, two thousand years later, is as relevant as it was then, when Jesus passed through the villages and cities of His land. It is a relevant question for each of us personally today. Do I want to? Do I really want to? Or do I perhaps avoid the encounter with Him? Do I prefer not to see Him and do I prefer Him not to see me (at least in my way of thinking and feeling)? And if I already see Him in some way, then do I prefer to see Him from afar, not drawing too near, not venturing before His eyes so as not to perceive too much…so as not to have to accept, the whole truth that is in Him, that comes from Him - from Christ? (2 Nov.’80)
