Zacchaeus, the tax collector Luke 19:1-10 What would you do if Jesus knocked on your door and said, “I must stay at your house today”? Would you be excited or embarrassed? Jesus often “dropped in” at unexpected times and often visited the “uninvited” — the poor, the lame, and even public sinners like Zacchaeus, the…

Luke 18:18-27 What gives hope and satisfaction to our desire for happiness and security? A person of position and means who had the best the world could offer — wealth and security — came to Jesus because he lacked one thing. (Who was this ruler? He was likely a Pharisee, a religious leader. Matthew’s gospel…

Luke 17:12-19 What can adversity teach us about the healing power of love and mercy? Proverbs states: A friend always loves, and a brother is born for adversity (Prov. 17:17). When adversity strikes you find out who truly is your brother, sister, and friend. The gospel records an unusual encounter between people who had been…

Luke 13:10-17 Is there anything that keeps you bound up or oppressed? Infirmity, whether physical or spiritual, can befall us for various reasons, and God can use it for some purpose that we do not understand. When Jesus encountered an elderly woman who was spent of her strength and unable to stand upright, he gave…

(Luke 10:25-37) In the Gospel reading for today, our Lord is approached by a particular lawyer who attempts to test Him by asking: ‘Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?’ Our Lord Jesus Christ tosses this question to him, asking: ‘What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?’ The…