Luke
24:13-35
“Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the
bread.”
(Luke 24:35)
The familiar is
at times overshadowed in the fog of busyness, disappointment, or grief. That would seem to be the case for these men
walking along the Emmaus road. It had
been a remarkable three days. The one
they thought was Messiah had been killed on Friday. Then, Sunday morning, news reached them that
women had returned to the tomb of Jesus only to find he was not there. News spread among his followers that he was
alive, but no one seemed to know what it all
meant.
A stranger joined
them along the journey and became an unexpected teacher about what had been
foretold about the Messiah. They paused
along their journey and invited this stranger to dine with them. When he blessed and broke the bread before
them, they suddenly realized his identity…Jesus.
It is often in
the pauses of life that we encounter Christ.
Stopping along the journey, the cares and burdens dissipate and the
familiar becomes recognizable again. Along this Lenten journey, amidst busyness,
disappointment, even grief, pause a moment to recognize Jesus at work within
you. Perhaps, like these travelers, your heart too
will burn within as you encounter Jesus once
more.
Prayer: Walk
beside me today, Lord Jesus. Help me pause and recognize that you are with me.
Amen.
Jim
Abernathy
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