Read Luke 24:13-35
13 On
that same day two of Jesus’ followers were going to a village named Emmaus,
about 11 kilometres from Jerusalem, 14and they were talking to each
other about all the things that had happened. 15As they talked and
discussed, Jesus himself drew near and walked along with them; 16they
saw him, but somehow did not recognize him. 17Jesus said to them,
“What are you talking about to each other, as you walk along?”
They
stood still, with sad faces. 18One of them, named Cleopas, asked
him, “Are you the only visitor in Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things that
have been happening there these last few days?”
19 “What
things?” he asked.
“The
things that happened to Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a
prophet and was considered by God and by all the people to be powerful in
everything he said and did. 20Our chief priests and rulers handed
him over to be sentenced to death, and he was crucified. 21And we
had hoped that he would be the one who was going to set Israel free! Besides
all that, this is now the third day since it happened. 22Some of the
women of our group surprised us; they went at dawn to the tomb, 23but
could not find his body. They came back saying they had seen a vision of angels
who told them that he is alive. 24Some of our group went to the tomb
and found it exactly as the women had said, but they did not see him.”
25 Then
Jesus said to them, “How foolish you are, how slow you are to believe
everything the prophets said! 26Was it not necessary for the Messiah
to suffer these things and then to enter his glory?” 27And Jesus
explained to them what was said about himself in all the Scriptures, beginning
with the books of Moses and the writings of all the prophets.
28 As
they came near the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were
going farther; 29but they held him back, saying, “Stay with us; the
day is almost over and it is getting dark.” So he went in to stay with them. 30He
sat down to eat with them, took the bread, and said the blessing; then he broke
the bread and gave it to them. 31Then their eyes were opened and
they recognized him, but he disappeared from their sight. 32They
said to each other, “Wasn’t it like a fire burning in us when he talked to us
on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?”
33 They
got up at once and went back to Jerusalem, where they found the eleven
disciples gathered together with the others 34and saying, “The Lord
is risen indeed! He has appeared to Simon!”
35 The
two then explained to them what had happened on the road, and how they had
recognized the Lord when he broke the bread.
Think
I love the way Jesus joins these disciples along the road
and doesn’t even show them who he is. He
listens first, he explains, he ministers to them – and then finally is revealed
when breaks bread for them.
Pray
Lord; let me recognize you when you meet me on the journey
of my life. You come, not to judge – but
to help – give me the courage to accept your help more and more.
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