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closer. But my baby girl left us, and she is resting in the
arms of her Maker. Rest in peace, baby girl. We will

always love you.

Luke 19:1-10 (paraphrase)

The Story of Zacchaeus the Tax Collector

He was not very well-liked in his village. He was a tax
collector. Somehow, he heard that Jesus was coming

into town. He was a very small man, four feet or less.

But he desired to see this Jesus of whom he had heard
so much. Seeing the crowd coming in his direction, he

ran ahead and climbed up in a sycamore tree to get a
good view. Jesus looked up and saw him, then

commanded him to come down right away.

“Today,” he said, “I’ve got to eat lunch at your house.”

He was very nervous because he knew that his house

and his life were not in order. But he obeyed. It’s a good
thing he did, because his life was transformed from that

day on. He lived happily after he paid back the people
all that he had stolen from them in taxes. His name was

Zacchaeus.

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