Dejected soles with scuppered dreams
Their weary tread
And mourning souls
And tears enough to fill a stream!
No sooner has one journey ended than another begins. A road of affirmation and confirmation is bound into our encounters with the Risen Lord.
Yet we are reminded of just how shallow our knowledge and grasp of the miracle of God is.
To have been present on that Emmaus road.
To have spent so much time learning the scriptures and to have witnessed and heard about the life and times of Jesus, but not to fully understand Him. To listen as He explains the scriptures and still not to see His presence; until finally, in one fleeting moment:
…. “He took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him.” (Luke 24: 30-3)
When we look at a world torn and bleeding and we cry a desperate scream. If there is only a dark hole in our lives no matter how much we read the scriptures, then we must be drawn to the realisation that He needs to be revealed to us and in us.
“He opened their minds” (Luke 24:45) is the only answer for all of Heaven to be opened before us and for His whispers to engulf our very being.
And so we begin another journey on our Emmaus Road, Open our eyes Lord through the anointing of the Holy Spirit that we may completely fulfil your purpose for us.
