This tiny prayer clicked with God. Why? Because God, as revealed in Jesus, values the warmth of relationship above the cold hard demands of religion. I’m aware this is a cliche, but well, it’s a good one. This is not to say that the tax-collector came with an attitude which said, “This is how I am. Take it or leave it.” In fact, he was saying, “This is how I am. Change me, Lord, please!”