Third Sunday of Easter (Year A) - Dispelling Confusion

About this episode

The episode reflects on the story of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus and their confusion after Jesus' death and resurrection.

Read Online That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus’ disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. Luke 24:13–16 These two disciples were overwhelmed by grief and bewildered by the events that had taken place. As they walked the seven-mile journey from Jerusalem to Emmaus, they expressed their sadness and confusion. Jesus, Whom they had hoped “would be the one to redeem Israel,” was brutally tortured and crucified before their eyes. After His death, He was buried, and that very morning they heard reports from some of the women, as well as Peter and John, that His body was missing from the tomb. What’s more, the burial cloth was neatly rolled up in the tomb, and the women informed the disciples that they saw “a vision of angels who announced that he was alive.” The two did not know what to think. As the story unfolds, Jesus appeared to them as they walked and conversed with them, “but their eyes were prevented from…

Topics covered

• Easter
• disciples
• recognition of Jesus
• confusion
• grief

Keywords

• Luke 24
• Emmaus
• Jesus
• resurrection
• disciples

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Scriptures

Places: Jerusalem, Emmaus, Israel

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