Open the Book

Today, the school was treated to an assembly by the ‘Open the Book’ team. We learnt about the dishonest tax collect, Zaccheaeus.  Zacchaeus had to climb a tree in order to get a view of Jesus. Jesus noticed him from the corner of his eye and told him to come down from the tree. On the same day, Jesus visited his home. Clearly moved by the event, he made positive changes to his life. He said to the Lord: “Look Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount” (Luke 19:8). 

Christians believe that the moral of the story is that no one is beyond help: those who seek Jesus can be saved by him too, gaining forgiveness.