Day 190: Walk To Emmaus: "Did Not Our Hearts Burn?"
Read: Luke 24:13 - 35
Fantastic! Outstanding! Incredible! Thanks to Red Box movies in McDonald's, wild thrill rides that send shivers up our spines, and Madison Avenue ad campaigns,
we have come to expect that if life isn’t meant to be “sensational,”
then what is it meant to be? If we are not meant to experience those
certain things in life that just get our blood boiling, our minds
psyched out with possibilities, and new and more exciting chances to do
the 'wild things' in life, to take a chance and just once stretch the
possibility of becoming a thrill seeker, an adrenalin junkie - then what
becomes of the excitement we are meant to have in life? As these
disciples, let's walk and interact with Jesus. Let's have an encounter.
If we are not
careful, we can apply those expectations to our spiritual journey and
fail to see the hand of God in the ordinary and extraordinary events of
life. Even more tragic, we might fail to recognize His loving care
for us in the midst of our stuff. Let's face it, life typically isn’t as
fantastic as just described. Usually, life is, well, ordinary and
sometimes painful. But that is when we do the most learning and growing.
That is when we have the greatest opportunity to encounter the risen
Jesus, if we have the
eyes to see, the ears to hear, ready to listen, and a spirit ready to engage itself with the risen Jesus.
Luke employed a clever narrative device called literary irony, in which
the reader is aware of important facts that are hidden from the
characters. And they were talking with each other about all these things
which had taken place. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus
Himself approached and began traveling with them. But their eyes were
prevented from recognizing Him. And He said to them, “What are these
words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?”(14 -
17) So the
conversation is begun, their spirits are engaged, their curiosity peaked at the 'only one' who 'has no knowledge of what just happened in Jerusalem.' Jesus is taking center stage! Are we getting excited?
The Gospel narratives of Jesus’ life were originally documents intended to be read out loud in Christian gatherings. When the reader reached the part of the
story in which they recounted the events of those past three days, the
tension among the listeners must have been unbearable, because the two
followers simply did not have the eyes to see what should have been
plainly visible. Finally, Jesus broke His silence to bring a reproof, In
the reproof, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that
the prophets have spoken!” Jesus showed the disciples knew the contents
of Scripture but did not get so excited about it, didn't accept its message as truth. How about us now? Are our hearts burning too?
Let Us Pray: Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and
kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they
shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. O, God, who
by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the
faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and
ever enjoy His consolations, Through Jesus Christ Our Resurrected Lord,
Amen.
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Read: Luke 24:13 - 35
Fantastic! Outstanding! Incredible! Thanks to Red Box movies in McDonald's, wild thrill rides that send shivers up our spines, and Madison Avenue ad campaigns, we have come to expect that if life isn’t meant to be “sensational,” then what is it meant to be? If we are not meant to experience those certain things in life that just get our blood boiling, our minds psyched out with possibilities, and new and more exciting chances to do the 'wild things' in life, to take a chance and just once stretch the possibility of becoming a thrill seeker, an adrenalin junkie - then what becomes of the excitement we are meant to have in life? As these disciples, let's walk and interact with Jesus. Let's have an encounter.
If we are not careful, we can apply those expectations to our spiritual journey and fail to see the hand of God in the ordinary and extraordinary events of life. Even more tragic, we might fail to recognize His loving care for us in the midst of our stuff. Let's face it, life typically isn’t as fantastic as just described. Usually, life is, well, ordinary and sometimes painful. But that is when we do the most learning and growing. That is when we have the greatest opportunity to encounter the risen Jesus, if we have the
eyes to see, the ears to hear, ready to listen, and a spirit ready to engage itself with the risen Jesus.
Luke employed a clever narrative device called literary irony, in which the reader is aware of important facts that are hidden from the characters. And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them. But their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him. And He said to them, “What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?”(14 - 17) So the
conversation is begun, their spirits are engaged, their curiosity peaked at the 'only one' who 'has no knowledge of what just happened in Jerusalem.' Jesus is taking center stage! Are we getting excited?
The Gospel narratives of Jesus’ life were originally documents intended to be read out loud in Christian gatherings. When the reader reached the part of the story in which they recounted the events of those past three days, the tension among the listeners must have been unbearable, because the two followers simply did not have the eyes to see what should have been plainly visible. Finally, Jesus broke His silence to bring a reproof, In the reproof, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!” Jesus showed the disciples knew the contents of Scripture but did not get so excited about it, didn't accept its message as truth. How about us now? Are our hearts burning too?
Let Us Pray: Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Jesus Christ Our Resurrected Lord, Amen.
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I Can See (The Emmaus Road) by Steve Green with lyrics
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