The Appointed Time
OH, ZACCHAEUS!
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OH, ZACCHAEUS!
By Mary Olivia Patiño
Jesus walked to Jericho
Found the blind man
Along the way
Begging to see
Jesus walked into Jericho
Found that Zacchaeus too
Wants to see
So wealthy, but short in stature
Zacchaeus climbs sycamore tree
Oh, Zacchaeus! Now you see.
The man Jesus calls you
Wants to sit at your table
He knows you repent
For now, you truly see
The human misery
That of your fellow man
That within your heart
Oh, Zacchaeus!
Blessed be!
It’s Jesus you receive
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About the Author
Mary Olivia Patiño is a writer and poet. She enjoys photography and integrates it into creative design, and in her published books. For several years, she facilitated a faith-based writing group which she formed in collaboration with parishioners.
A lay person, she reflects on her past ministry and day-to-day experiences where she encounters God's presence, She is an Oblate of the Order of St. Benedict with the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica. She is a graduate of the Oblate School of Theology and of Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas.
