house blessing 2
First, why did Luke mention Zacchaeus climbing a sycamore tree? Why not another tree – perhaps an olive tree,
an apple tree, a guava tree, whatever.
But why a sycamore tree? It is
said that no matter how short you cut a sycamore tree it will always grow
back. No matter how short, it will
always find its way to grow back. I
think that’s the first quality of a blessed home – it should be a place of
second chances, third chances, fourth chances, fifth chances. A home is where you know people will never
give up on you. A home is a place where
you will always be given another chance. That is the first quality of a
home. It is like a sycamore tree – no
matter how short it is cut, it can and it will always regrow.
The second quality of a blessed home which we can relate with
the gospel is this – in the home everyone is significant. Zacchaeus climbed a sycamore tree in order to
see Jesus. But instead of just seeing
Jesus, Zacchaeus was instead seen by Jesus.
Jesus did not ignore Zacchaeus no matter how insignificant he was to the
eyes of many. Jesus did not overlook Zacchaeus
even if he was short in stature and even shorter in moral standing. Jesus saw Zacchaeus. He was not just a curtain or a painting on
the wall. He was important. Zacchaeus
was made to feel important. So also in a blessed home. Everyone is significant, everyone is
important, nobody is ignored, everyone is loved and accepted. In a blessed home every member can expect
loving acceptance no matter what.
As we bless this home we pray that we will grow in our concern
for one another following the example of Zacchaeus when his house was one day
visited by no other than Jesus himself. Amen.
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