Luke 19

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Luke 19 by verse:

Luke 19:1-10

Frederick Buechner, “Zaccheus,” Peculiar Treasures, p. 179-181
Loren Eiseley, “A Hidden World,” The Man Who Saw Through Time, p. 60

“A Hidden World”

Bacon knew and said repeatedly that the light of truth could pass without harm over corruption and pierce unsullied the darkest and most noisome sewers.

Robert Frost, “Sycamore,” Complete Poems, p. 331

“Sycamore”

Zaccheus he
Did climb the tree
Our Lord to see.
—The New England Primer

Virginia Stem Owens, “The Hospitality of Sinners,” Looking for Jesus, p. 125-131
Ku Sang, “Christmas Lament,” Divine Inspiration, p. 226
Zenkei Shibayama, “The Mop,” Tales of the City of God, p. 228

“The Mop”

Near the monastery was the private house of Roshi Bukai,
who had hired it for some time.
Before going to live in it, my master, Roshi Bukai, asked me to clean it.

The previous tenants had left the house in terrible condition.
I managed to clean the rooms,
but when I reached the bathroom the difficulty increased.
Besides, it was a day in August, the heat was unbearable, and I hesitated.
I felt as though I was being asked to touch something horrid and revolting.

Roshi looked at me for a moment and said calmly:
“You have a mop in your hands, and you are unable to be one with it,
being disturbed by the distinction of clean and dirty.”

Christopher Smart, “The Story of Zaccheus,” Divine Inspiration, p. 224

“The Story of Zaccheus”

Praise-worthy in a high degree
Is godly curiosity;
To search the Lord, above, around,
If haply he may yet be found.
Short-sighted reason, dwarf desire,
Are faith and zeal when lifted high’r.
Then on the Tree of Life sublime
With hands and knees devoutly climb;
Catch mercy’s moments as they fly,
Behold! the Lord is passing by.

Helmut Thielicke, “Who is a God-Seeker,” How to Believe Again, p. 25-37

Luke 19:11-27

Eberhard Arnold, Salt and Light, p. 253 f.

Salt and Light

When he comes he will call them all to account to find whether they have used the powers entrusted to them to do the work in accordance with his will. When he returns he will hold a festive communal table … uniting all those who were determined and able to administer the earth as he wanted it done, and to permeate it with his spirit.

George A. Buttrick, “Opportunity Fidelity and Reward,” The Parables of Jesus, p. 240-251
John Dominic Crossan, “Parables of Action,” In Parables, p. 100-103
Joachim Jeremias, “The Talents,” Rediscovering the Parables, p. 45 ff.
Elton Trueblood, The Humor of Christ, p. 110-115

Luke 19:28-44

Dan Damon, “Blessed Is the One,” Faith Will Sing, p. 4

Luke 19:45-48

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