The story of the disciples of Emmaus we describe the experience of two followers of Jesus as they walk from Jerusalem to the small village of Emmaus, eight kilometers away from the capital. The narrator does so with such skill that helps us today also rekindle our faith in the risen Christ.
Two disciples of Jesus Jerusalem away from leaving the group of fans has grown up around it. Jesus died, the group unwinds. Without it, no sense to continue meeting. The dream has faded. When Jesus died, also died in the hope that he had awakened in their hearts. Is not this something is happening in our communities? Are we not allowed to die the faith in Jesus?
However, these disciples are talking about Jesus. They can not forget. Comment on what happened. Try to find some sense of what they have lived with him. "While talking, Jesus came and gets to walk with them." It is the first sign of the Resurrection. The disciples are unable to admit it, but Jesus is already present walking with them, do not walk today Jesus veiled with so many believers who leave the Church but I still remember? narrator's intention is clear: Jesus is coming when the disciples remember and talk about it. This is where it says his gospel, where there is interest for his message, which talks about your lifestyle and your project. Is not Jesus so away from us because we speak little of it?
Jesus is interested in talking with them, "What conversation is that you bring as you walk along?" Is not imposed by disclosing your identity. Asked to continue to tell their experience. Talking with him will discover his blindness. They open their eyes when, guided by his word, take a tour inside. So. If the Church of Jesus talk more and talk more with him, our faith will revive.
The disciples speak of their expectations and disappointments, Jesus helps them delve into the identity of the crucified Messiah. The heart of the disciples began to burn, they feel need for that "unknown" to stay with them. As we celebrate the eucharistic meal, they open their eyes and recognize it: Jesus is with them!
we Christians remember Jesus, quoting his words, discuss your lifestyle, delve into your project. We must open the eyes of our faith and find out full of life in our Eucharist. No one has to be more present. Jesus walks with us.
He began to walk with them
1 .- Walking with Jesus
what beauty, what narrative force pours the evangelist Luke in this scene. Road to Emmaus, located eight miles from Jerusalem. Two of his disciples fled forever. If the Master is dead who were, what they paint their disciples? If you expected a victorious leader, a liberator of the people, what to expect now when everything is finished in a grave?
And while they all lost someone walks by his side. In his speech, made of sadness and defeatism, joins the friendly voice, unrecognized, which raises the spirits, they said a word to the heart and the sun shines in the heart of those fugitives. It's a beautiful way round, is an enviable spiritual path. A path from the dark night to the blinding light of God. How well lead us the symbols of this story: the way, the hospitality, stay with us break bread, opening his eyes.
of all, we remember the many men and women of today who, perhaps, left the Church but still remember, about Jesus, who knows if, at bottom, a nostalgia nestles in your heart.
2 .- Word
We enjoy three times the road.
two disciples begin elusive. Van disconsolate, sad. Only disillusionment and pessimism companions. Have lost their faith in Jesus. He was killed, when they expected as the future liberator of his people. Along with this failure, a delusion: yes, some women say it has risen, but he does not have happened. "We thought, but ..." repeated flattened. And Jesus comes into his life, gets to walk with them. Encontradizo is an outsider, no dazzle to earn them. Start asking and is introducing a friendly in your life. Only then will explain the Scriptures, the meaning of apparent failure, the reason for your pain and death. Finally, it is left to invite to sit with them at the table. How not like these verbs we say every day: he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and gave it?
And the ending was happy, as long as we allow ourselves to be touched by Jesus. They opened the eyes of the disciples began to arderles the heart, leave the table, return to their community and communicate the joy: "It was true, the Lord is risen, we have known in the breaking of bread."
3 .- Life
Men and women, who walk every day, are involved in doubts, failures, depressions. Some went to the house of the church where, one day, they were happy. Others go sorry because those things that have sincerely believed had come to an end. Many repeated "we believed" ... that the coming of democracy, that the renewal of the Council, that the beautiful documents, new media, so many movements fighting for a fairer world ... so many things were going to light a more human harmony with the will of God and a Church more "full of youth and beauty clean" (Preface of the Immaculate), but how far is still the goal! Just fill our desire an encounter with Jesus on the road. It is time to stay in the "buts" but let us accompanied by Jesus. And with it, read and ponder over His Word, open our hearts so that you can burn to feel your love, come to the table and eat, made bread and wine. We must feel like to invite and accept Jesus, "Stay with us." And, Jesus, we know that life is always found with others.
There are many who, perhaps, lost their faith but no love lost. They communicate what we have lived with Jesus. We encontradizos, we support, talking, sitting down with them. The stranger's humility, the simplicity of a good listener and ask the friendly conversation like Jesus walking are the best for the ad. In contrast, with tones of moral superiority, with an air of rescuers, with fingers inquisitors, we can never declare our faith : "Yes, the Lord is risen."
The Eucharist is the time to sit at table with Jesus.
reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (24:13-35):
Two disciples of Jesus were walking the same day, the first of the week, to a village called Emmaus, about two miles distant from Jerusalem, they were conversing about all that had happened. While talking and discussing, Jesus himself came and went with them. But his eyes were not able to recognize it. He said, "What conversation is that you bring as you walk along?"
They stopped, looking downcast. And one of them, named Cleopas, answered him: "Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know what happened there in these days?"
He asked: "What?"
They replied: 'All about Jesus of Nazareth was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, how the chief priests handed and our leaders to be condemned to death and crucified him. We hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. And you see: two days ago that this happened. It is true that some women in our group have astounded us: they were very early to the tomb, they found his body, they came back they had seen a vision of angels who told them that he was alive. Some of us went to the tomb and found it as the women had said, but he did not. "
Jesus said to them:" How foolish and stupid you are to believe what the prophets have spoken! Ought not the Messiah suffer and so enter into his glory? "Then beginning with Moses and the prophets, he explained what he referred to throughout Scripture.
As they approached the village where they were, he made a motion to move forward, but they urged him, saying, "Stay with us, for evening and the day is almost over."
he went in to stay with them. Sitting at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and gave it. They opened their eyes and recognized him. But he disappeared.
They commented: "Did not our hearts burning as he spoke to us the road and explained the Scriptures? "
And out at once and returned to Jerusalem, where they found the Eleven assembled together with their peers, they were saying: 'It was true, the Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon. "
And they told what had happened on the way and how he was known to break bread.
Word of the Lord
COMMENT.
celebrate the third Sunday of Easter. At this time we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, of this truth is reflected in the three readings, the liturgy proposes to us:
At first reading we see how Peter preached boldly at the heart of the Christian message: Jesus, credited to you in the miracles, whom you killed on the cross, God raised him.
The second reading says: "Through Christ you believe in God, who raised him and gave him glory."
In the Gospel, Luke offers us one of the accounts of Jesus' resurrection appearances made more and more beautiful. Invites us to discover the Gospel story of Jesus in Scripture, the Eucharist and in the Community.
Day first week. It sets the scene on Sunday, as in the rest of the stories of Jesus' resurrection appearances. Time, since Christ was resurrected, is eternal, is a place of encounter with God.
go back two disciples to Emmaus, discussing what happened. These disciples represent all hopeless of humanity, all anxious, all those who go through life without meaning, all those "back" of things. Having played all for Jesus, after having put it all illusions, now Jesus died on the cross and all who followed him were scattered. They return to their village, to continue his life, but again marked by the defeat, frustration.
Jesus makes traveling companion, but they were unable to see it. How many times Jesus has been with us in our life and only time we have suggests that in those circumstances he was with us! When one is immersed in despair remains unable to see other ways, to accept other presences. Jesus says: "What conversation is that you bring as you walk along?".
Are you the only one not you heard?, What? - Ask Jesus -. All about Jesus of Nazareth prophet mighty in deed and word, how our heads handed over and crucified him. We hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. The hopes that were in Jesus were a political hopes of independence from the Roman people. They had come to discover the true Messiah in Jesus and still followed him. Keep saying it is true that some women have gone to the grave in the morning and startled us by saying that an angel told them he was alive. The apostles have gone to the grave, but he does not have happened.
Jesus begins to explain the Scriptures and how the Christ would suffer to enter heaven. You are so foolish and stupid to understand the Scripture, why are you troubled by the death of Jesus? Did you not know I had to suffer?. Did not we know that Jesus had to die before resurrecting?. Of course we know that the cross is the path of light, that passion leads to the resurrection, but when we have to go through the cross, in whatever form, we forget what we knew and the cross track and it breaks us .
When they reached the village, he turned to go and asked him to stay with us because the day is almost over!. Had intuited something to explain the Scriptures, had felt like something inside rose from the ashes of defeat. Remain, Lord! Stay Tuned! Without you we are confused, lost ...
And then they recognized the breaking of bread, and he disappeared. And commenting is not our hearts burning when we explained the scriptures?. It was as if Jesus had celebrated the Eucharist with them: he explained the scriptures and they broke bread, blessed.
What the disciples now is retracing the path of defeat and despair, will return to Jerusalem, the community they had left, to tell how they had recognized the Lord the breaking of bread. There they found the Eleven assembled with the other disciples. Is in the community where we can find the Lord.
As said earlier, this story is an invitation to discover the Lord in the Community, in the Scriptures and the Eucharist.
In the Community, where the disciples again. Jesus once said "where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am."
In the Scriptures, which is the Word of God, where we find what God has said and done.
And in the Eucharist, where we recognized in the breaking of bread. It is where Christ has been actually present.
To our knowledge, we discover the Lord and find him.
Sources: Divine Illumination
Conrado Bueno, cmf
Joseph A. Pagola.
Pedro Crespo Arias Angel Corbalán
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