There are constantly obstacles which stand in our way.
Some get caught up in these obstacles and thus allow their self get lost, some allow these obstacles to tower over them thus losing hope that they will ever see again, but others find a way to tower over these obstacles and thus overcome them.
Zacchaeus was found to be short in stature and thus there were many obstacles which lied in his way. Due to his stature he was unable to see Christ. Yet he did not allow this reality to take control over him. Rather he used a tree as the means which would assist him in coming to see Christ.
Thus this crowd represents to us the many obstacles which stand in our way of seeing Christ. Hopefully we do not allow ourself to remain content at these obstacles that stand in our way. Hopefully we are like Zacchaeus and thus allow our sight to be placed upon Christ in order that we may be healed.
If we are to overcome these obstacles then we must be truthful with ourself and thus be truthful with the Lord. It does no good to live in rejection of the reality of sin because in doing so we are showing that we are content with the crowd which towers before us and thus blocks out our ability to behold Christ. If we take our faith seriously why would we ever be content of losing the sight of Christ?
So what are these obstacles that stand in our way? What are these obstacles that we have grown content with? What are these obstacles that we explain away as being truth that has been reveled to us through the deposit of faith that has been handed down to us from the apostles through the authority granted unto them by Christ?
Thus we must be truthful and if we see that something causes us to sin we must cut it off. If we find ourself struggling with sin we must not allow ourself to lose hope, but we must realize that Christ has given us all that we will ever need to overcome it through the gift which is the Church. If we can come to trust in such a way then we can tower of the many obstacles which have been seemingly set before us.
Our Gospel states that "the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost." Therefore, whatever "crowd" seems to tower over us we must have faith such as Zacchaeus. With faith such as his we will come to trust in Christ and thus we will allow Him to heal us. Christ is constantly in search for us and thus He continues to call us towards Him.
May we be like Zaccheus and thus come to trust in this healing reality. May we be willing to go to any height in order to obtain it. We do not have to remain content with the crowd which towers over us because Christ desires that we set our sight upon Him.
