Today we are reflecting on one of the best known appearances of Jesus after his Resurrection : The Road to Emmaus. This is a few days after the crucixion of Jesus and many of his apostles are very scared. Work of his Resurrection has not reached everyone yet.
Two of his followers decide that it is too dangerous to remain in Jerusalem and decide to go to a nearby village. On the way, they are joined by a stranger who is indeed Jesus but they do not recognise him at first.
Jesus asks them what they are talking about and they are amazed that he does not know what has happened. However, he starts explaining the meaning of what has happened and how it relates to the scriptures. They ask Jesus to stay with them to eat. He takes the bread, blesses it, breaks it and given them it to eat. At this point they recognise him as Jesus.
An important message for us here says when we can meet Jesus. At this meeting with Jesus and the two followers he leads them though the Scriptures then breaks bread.
Your question. Where do we here scriptures and where is bread broken for us? This is where we can meet Jesus today. In your own words tell the story of the Road to Emmaus and when it says we can really meet Jesus through Scriptures and the Breaking of the Bread.
Gospel
Luke 24:13-35
They recognised him at the breaking of bread
Two of the disciples of Jesus were on their way to a village called Emmaus, seven miles from Jerusalem, and they were talking together about all that had happened. Now as they talked this over, Jesus himself came up and walked by their side; but something prevented them from recognising him. He said to them, ‘What matters are you discussing as you walk along?’ They stopped short, their faces downcast.
Then one of them, called Cleopas, answered him, ‘You must be the only person staying in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have been happening there these last few days.’ ‘What things?’ he asked. ‘All about Jesus of Nazareth’ they answered ‘who proved he was a great prophet by the things he said and did in the sight of God and of the whole people; and how our chief priests and our leaders handed him over to be sentenced to death, and had him crucified. Our own hope had been that he would be the one to set Israel free. And this is not all: two whole days have gone by since it all happened; and some women from our group have astounded us: they went to the tomb in the early morning, and when they did not find the body, they came back to tell us they had seen a vision of angels who declared he was alive. Some of our friends went to the tomb and found everything exactly as the women had reported, but of him they saw nothing.’
Then he said to them, ‘You foolish men! So slow to believe the full message of the prophets! Was it not ordained that the Christ should suffer and so enter into his glory?’ Then, starting with Moses and going through all the prophets, he explained to them the passages throughout the scriptures that were about himself.
When they drew near to the village to which they were going, he made as if to go on; but they pressed him to stay with them. ‘It is nearly evening’ they said ‘and the day is almost over.’ So he went in to stay with them. Now while he was with them at table, he took the bread and said the blessing; then he broke it and handed it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognised him; but he had vanished from their sight. Then they said to each other, ‘Did not our hearts burn within us as he talked to us on the road and explained the scriptures to us?’
They set out that instant and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven assembled together with their companions, who said to them, ‘Yes, it is true. The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.’ Then they told their story of what had happened on the road and how they had recognised him at the breaking of the bread.
