Reflection for March 6, 2017

"So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. "(Luke 19:4)

You may recall as a child or perhaps as a parent of a child, needing to be on someone's shoulders because you couldn't see.  It is a very frustrating feeling when someone or many people taller than you.

Zaccheus was not going to get much sympathy or help with his dilemma.  When you've made enough enemies, no one's going to give you a break.  But there's a tree nearby and so up he goes. 

The funny thing about a sycamore tree in that part of the world is it isn't very tall.  Getting up that tree was not a struggle, but got him high enough to see and be seen.

Sometimes in order for us to see what we need to see we have to adjust our viewpoint a little.  Not everything has to be a huge effort.  But when we change our vantage point, we may be surprised what happens.

Blessings,
Ed