The disciples on the road to Emmaus
7 miles from Jerusalem to Emmaus
Our hearts heavy
Suddenly this stranger walks with us
Asks us about our conversation
We're confused - How can he not know what happened?
The conversation takes a different twist and turn
He explains things to us from our scriptures
that we knew but never really understood
What we thought to be all bad, was in fact good
Our hearts within us -burn
as we listen to the stranger talking
We reach home and invite him in to stay
We break some bread and pray
Our eyes open to see that this is our beloved Rabbi
He is the Promised Messiah
He is alive
We ran back with a skip in our step
and share our good news with our friends
Our Messiah is alive!
(Luke 24: 13-35; The two disciples on the way to Emmaus)
Riana Odendaal
October 2019
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