31st Sunday

Thoughts from the margins:
The Wisdom reading reflects the continued wonder of the Hebrews that God should choose them and work such marvels on their behalf. Zacchaeus must have felt the same way. Little insignificant Zacchaeus is picked out from those "on the margins", those who are not in "the in crowd".

What do you think about when you're feeling insignificant or left out? The Hebrews knew they were significant to God and that memory was enough. The Church remembered the story of Zacchaeus for that same reason. God has always heard the cry of the poor and the lowly. Our dignity comes from God, not what others think about us or we think about ourselves.