Monday in Octave of Easter–W (I)
Monday, April 13, 2020
The disciples on the way to Emmaus wanted to believe exclusively in a glorious Christ. They were shocked by His seeming defeat and baffled by His seeming disappearance. Like so many, they misunderstood what God had told them through the prophets. Their hopes were too earthly, but their desire for Jesus was love seeking light. When these apostles were joined by Jesus, they believed strongly enough for grace to set their hearts burning as He explained what God had done through hundreds of years to prepare His people to believe in just the kind of Savior He was: that is, spiritual, suffering, risen to glory, for all mankind. The two disciples, all unaware, loved Jesus in a stranger by urging the unknown traveler to spend the night with them. Their faith and charity issued in a revelation and a stronger bond with Jesus.