Jesus
himself drew near and walked with them… but their eyes were prevented from
recognizing Him.
When feeling angry or
frustrated, I would keep myself silent.
I would keep myself locked in a room and spend the time doing something
– cleaning my desk, re-arranging my mini-cooper collections. I don’t want to see anybody or even
talk. During lunch or dinner, I would
just focus on the food I eat.
My family would recognize that I’ve been
through a tough day. They would start cheering
me up. They know that it would be gone
after some time and I would start talking again. Oh yes, it’s just a matter of time.
During the time when Jesus was crucified,
died and buried, His disciples either felt sad, angry, frustrated or all. In His appearance to His disciples on the
road to Emmaus, Jesus felt these emotions from Cleopas. The two are caught in the world of fear,
anger and depression that they don’t bother anymore to look at others. They even failed to recognize Jesus who is
already amidst them.
But, Jesus started sharing with them the
truth. He knows that He has to take all
of these emotions away first, so they would start listening to Him. Slowly their eyes start to open. Finally, Jesus offered Himself to them again,
reminiscent of the Last Supper. “He took
bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them”.
With that their eyes were finally opened
and they recognized Him.
Jesus takes away our fear, our anger, our
depression and frustration. He truly
understands what we feel and only His words can cheer us up again. As we talk with Him, let us receive Him in
our hearts, communing with Him so our eyes may finally be opened that He is our
Lord and our God.
Let us pray +
Almighty Father, open our eyes and help us
to see. Only faith helps us see our own
blindness. Open our eyes to behold Your
gracious hand in all Your works; that, rejoicing in Your whole creation.
Amen +
Amen +
Lord, you will show us the path of life.
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