Heavenly Father,  

We come before You in awe of Your mercy and grace, revealed so powerfully in the story of Zacchaeus. As we reflect on Your Word, we remember how Jesus sought out the lost, saying, “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:10).  

Lord, we thank You for Your heart for the overlooked and the broken. Just as Zacchaeus climbed that sycamore tree to see Jesus, help us to seek You with the same eagerness. Open our eyes to recognize You calling us by name, as You said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today” (Luke 19:5).  

We marvel at the transformation in Zacchaeus’ heart. You showed us how one encounter with Your love can bring true repentance and restoration. Like Zacchaeus, may we be willing to let go of anything that separates us from You and seek to make right the wrongs in our lives, saying, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor” (Luke 19:8).  

Thank You, Lord, that salvation is Your gift to all who believe and turn to You. We rejoice that You are still calling us, still seeking us, and still transforming us. May we always welcome You into our hearts and our homes with joy.  

In Jesus’ name, we pray,  

Amen.

亲爱的天父：  

我们怀着敬畏的心来到祢面前，感恩祢的怜悯与恩典，在撒该的故事中如此鲜明地显明出来。我们记得祢的话语：“人子来，为要寻找、拯救失丧的人。”（路加福音19:10）  

主啊，感谢祢对被忽略和破碎之人的心肠。正如撒该爬上桑树想要见耶稣一样，求祢帮助我们也怀着同样的渴慕来寻求祢。开启我们的眼睛，让我们听见祢呼唤我们的名字，就像祢对他说的：“撒该，快下来！今天我必住在你家里。”（路加福音19:5）  

我们为撒该心中的改变而感到敬畏。祢向我们展现了一次与祢爱的相遇如何带来真正的悔改与复和。像撒该一样，求祢帮助我们愿意放下一切使我们远离祢的东西，并寻求修复生命中的过错，说：“主啊，我把所有的一半给穷人。”（路加福音19:8）  

主啊，感谢祢，救恩是祢赐给所有相信并转向祢之人的礼物。我们为此欢喜，因为祢仍在呼召我们，寻找我们，并改变我们。愿我们总是喜乐地欢迎祢进入我们的心和家中。  

奉主耶稣的名祷告，  

阿们。