This Sunday we hear the beautiful Gospel of Jesus walking with the dejected disciples on the way to Emmaus. Their world had been turned up-side down. They were dispirited. They were probably on their way back to their old way of life.
At this moment, Jesus enters the picture. He teaches them, He comforts them, He reveals Himself to them in the breaking of the bread. The story is a powerful reminder that Jesus does not abandon us. That he wants us to come hold on to faith, even in the most dire circumstances.
When we stand empty with nothing left to hold on to we face an empty tomb. The Resurrection has the power to offer us hope when there seems to be no hope; to give us strength when all seems lost; to pull us up when we are beaten down; to show us life in the face of death.
Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! Alleluia!
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