‘…Were not
our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the
Scriptures to us ?’ (Luke 24:32)
From Luke 24:13-35 (Year A:
Easter 3)
The surest sign of God’s holy spirit is the joy
that is placed in our hearts. It is like a burning fire that lights one step
ahead and protects from the steps behind. However, discernment, care and
spiritual companionship are essential to
test every fire. Not every fire leads to God or comes from God. Jesus reveals himself to two disciples who
walk together on a journey. The explanation, the opening of the scriptures and
the company is in the context of two or three gathered together in search of a
common destination. The resurrection stories nearly all involve an encounter
between the Risen Lord and a group of disciples. The Risen Christ is revealed
in the new communion called and blessed by his Name.
We never walk alone. We
walk onwards with others and for others just as others do for us. That is the
surest way that God’s holy fire enters into our human hearts and lightens the
way forward – one step after another until we reach Emmaus. There we will be
nourished and renewed.
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