For Sunday
Easter 3A
Collect
O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Reading
Reflection
Notice how the men are incredulous that this stranger would not know what has happened in Jerusalem. And they proceed to share it with him. And then what they experienced. Not as an imposition, but as a sort of sharing.
This is a moment of fellowship. And the stranger shares in it himself.
Then they eat together. Sharing. Fellowship. And also learning and teaching. All one.
Our own thoughts—about Jesus, discipleship, mission—can be as literal as theirs are here. Incredulous about the experience of others. That teaching is passed down hierarchically, officially. Because we see it all—theology, history, tradition—as fixed.
But Jesus shows up. And they experience his presence with them. It isn’t about what they learn, but that in him they learn. And then share it with everyone.