An Unlikely Invitation Luke 19:1-10
One of the first songs I learned in church was “Zacchaeus Was a Wee Little Man.” I liked singing the song as a child. I like the word “wee.” I liked the idea of climbing a sycamore tree. I liked looking out for Jesus. I liked the thought of Jesus coming to my house for dinner. I liked all the motions that went along with it. But there is one part of the song I never liked, and I still don’t. When we sang “Zacchaeus, you come down” we pointed our fingers up to him and we gave a stern look. And as a child, I knew what that finger meant.