"Si Zaqueo Nagdali-dali Kag Ginbaton Niya Si Jesus Sing Malipayon Gid"

Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Lucas 19:1-10)

Nagsulod si Jesus sa Jerico kay maagi siya didto.

May isa ka tawo didto nga manggaranon nga ang iya ngalan si Zaqueo. Siya amo ang pangulo sang mga manugsukot sang buhis.

Gusto gid niya nga makita kon sin-o gid si Jesus. Pero putot si Zaqueo kag tungod sa kadamuon sang mga tawo indi siya makakita kay Jesus.

Gani nagdalagan siya sa unhan kag nagsaka sa kahoy nga sikomoro agod makita niya si Jesus, kay didto gid siya dampi maagi.

Pag-abot ni Jesus didto nagtangla siya kag nagsiling, "Zaqueo, dali-dali ka nga magpanaog, kay karon nga adlaw kinahanglan didto ako madayon sa imo balay."

Gani dali-dali nga nagpanaog si Zaqueo, kag ginbaton niya si Jesus sing malipayon gid.

Sang makita sang mga tawo nga didto nagadayon si Jesus sa balay ni Zaqueo, nagkumod sila nga nagasiling, "Ngaa dira gid siya nagadayon sa balay sinang tawo nga makasasala?"

Didto sa iya balay nagtindog si Zaqueo kag nagsiling, "Ginoo, ipanagtag ko sa mga imol ang katunga sang akon pagkabutang. Kag kon may gindayaan ako, ibalik ko sa iya ang apat ka pilo."

Nagsiling si Jesus sa iya, "Karon ginluwas ini nga pamilya, tungod nga kaliwat man siya ni Abraham.

Kay ako nga Anak sang Tawo nagkadto diri sa kalibutan sa pagpangita kag sa pagluwas sang tanan nga nagtalang."

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Meditation:  

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 he often visited the "uninvited" — the poor, the lame, and even public sinners like Zacchaeus, the tax collector! Tax collectors were despised and treated as outcasts, no doubt because they over-charged people and accumulated great wealth at the expense of others. Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector and was much hated by all the people. Why would Jesus single him out for the honor of staying at his home?  Zacchaeus needed God's merciful love and in his encounter with Jesus he found more than he imagined possible. He shows the depth of his repentance by deciding to give half of his goods to the poor and to use the other half for making restitution for fraud. Zacchaeus' testimony included more than words. His change of heart resulted in a change of life, a change that the whole community could experience as genuine. The Lord is always ready to make his home with us.  Do you make room for him in your heart, your home, and in every area of your life? 

"Lord, come and stay with me.  Fill my home with your presence and fill my heart with your praise.  Help me to show kindness and mercy to all, even to those who cause me harm."