When
he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked for alms. But Peter
looked intently at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” He paid attention
to them, expecting to receive something from them. Peter said, “I have neither
silver nor gold, but what I do have I give you: in the name of Jesus
Christ the Nazorean, rise and walk.” Acts 3:3-6
So
he went in to stay with them. And it happened that, while he was with them at
table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With
that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their
sight. Then they said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while
he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?” Luke 24:29C-32
Piety
Taste and see the goodness of the Lord. But to taste we need to be mindful of who and
what is around us. We cannot praise Him
at all times unless we take away all the distractions in our life.
Study
The appearance on the road to Emmaus may be
the quintessential story of the modern Church.
In the Good News today, we hear the disciples
going about their business. They have
heard of the Easter story but are acting more like Joe Friday (“Just the facts,
ma’am”) rather than Pope Francis (“The Joy of the Gospel”). They are walking along with JESUS AT THEIR
SIDE and fail to recognize him. They see
him. They hear him. But they don’t recognize him.
Like the women at the tomb, they need to use
more of their senses. The women actually
touched Jesus and believed. Not until those
walking to Emmaus touched the bread and tasted him, did they realize that Jesus
was in their midst. Mission accomplished
and Jesus moved on to have an Easter encounter with someone else.
Action
How often is Jesus walking right next to
us? Or sitting on the bus? Or begging for alms right outside the
temple? Or in front of us at the
checkout line at Potbelly? How do you
experience that moment? More than
likely, if you are like the people on my 17G bus home, your head is buried in a
screen, book, or newspaper – totally oblivious to your surroundings. How can you be more aware of what is
happening in the present moment?
Perhaps you need a daily disconnect. Here is a three-minute, or five-minute or
ten-minute meditation that will point you in the right direction. http://www.carmelites.net/daily-disconnect/april-7-2015-easter-tuesday/
You can add the Daily Disconnect to your
Facebook page or go right to the Internet Machine for the prescribed dose
administered by the Carmelites.
Try it…you’ll like it.
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