The lectionary reading for the Fourth Sunday before Advent in Year C is the story of Zacchaeus' encounter with Jesus in Luke 19.1–10, a story found only in this gospel. Video discussion of the passage can be found here, and is posted at the end. The epistle for this week is the challenging passage of Paul in 2 Thess 1. Video discussion of that passage can be found here, and is also posted at the end. This short narrative account of Jesus meeting Zacchaeus has all the elements that make it a...