God loves us so passionately, even seeking after us when we were lost, to bring us back to Him and the vibrant life He grants us. Even in the midst of the vast universe, He cares about us, as the reading from Sirach states so eloquently, because He has placed in us His "imperishable spirit". And He loves us because He made us good. That's why He seeks after us, helping us turn from ways of sin to righteousness.
In the final line of the Gospel reading, Jesus declares His mission is about seeking what is lost. A commentary I read on this story suggests that God was seeking after Zacchaeus just as much as Zacchaeus was seeking after Jesus. May His Love fill our hearts so that we seek after those who are lost, having our perspective transformed to see their need as God sees them.
Before the God who loves us so much, we strive to be faithful to His calling to us, that He be glorified.
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