I happened upon Luke's Emmaus Road account in my daily reading:
"At that moment, open-eyed, wide-eyed, they recognized him [Jesus]. And then he disappeared. Back and forth they talked. 'Didn’t we feel on fire as he conversed with us on the road, as he opened up the Scriptures for us?'" -
Luke 24:31-32
The
The
Washington Post
tried an experiment. If they put Joshua Bell, the world renowned classical violinist, into a Washington, DC Metro station and asked him to play, would people know it was him? Well, as you can see below, most did not.
It was the same with the two disciples on the way to Emmaus. When the Christ was taken out of the context they knew and expected, they didn't recognize him.
Do I recognize the Christ when he shows up in my life? Am I expecting him? Am I so attached to the Jesus Christ of traditions and creeds that I wouldn't realize it was Christ if he was sitting across the table from me?
It was the same with the two disciples on the way to Emmaus. When the Christ was taken out of the context they knew and expected, they didn't recognize him.
Do I recognize the Christ when he shows up in my life? Am I expecting him? Am I so attached to the Jesus Christ of traditions and creeds that I wouldn't realize it was Christ if he was sitting across the table from me?
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