Luke 20 tells us that two disciples were
walking on the road, heads hung low in disappointment as they trudged along.
What to do now? This so called Saviour they had was dead, crucified by an angry
mob. They were no doubt overwhelmed with the events of a week of swift
progression that ended in despair. I picture them visibly shaken and
disillusioned and feeling very alone.
Then Jesus, very much alive, came to join
them on their plodding journey to Emmaus. Their cloud of grief and shock
didn’t allow them to recognize him for who really was, and they told him all of
their troubles presuming he was a talkative stranger not aware of what happened
in Jerusalem.
As a child I couldn’t understand how they
so easily missed him – he was right there! As an adult it is easier to
understand how that happened. The story hadn’t unfolded the way they had it all
figured out and they had their hopes dashed to the ground in only a few days.
Their focus on the immediate had made them see the event unconnected to bold
prophecies and clear promises from the prophets of old. Being so consumed with
their troubles also caused them to fail to recognize God’s presence – Jesus –
right there with them.
As a school that also walks a road each year
with plans, there is an application of sorts for us. We organize and plan
things as they make sense to us. We may find ourselves focusing on the
immediate when we get tired and disillusioned. Yet God journeys with us,
listening to us tell him what he already knows and has full solutions all
planned our, and blesses us anyways because He knows what we need and His love
knows no end.
On the roads we (and our children) walk,
may we recognize our Risen Saviour. Praise God that we practice that walk every
day at our Christian school.
SJ
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