You probably know the feeling. You come running in, out of breath, bursting with excitement about what you have just seen. Something incredible, something astonishing, something that has changed you completely. You pour out the amazing news, just to have someone say, “yeah, well, whatever” and go back to whatever they were doing.
You feel crushed, deflated.
This is what Luke tells us happened when the women disciples returned to the men disciples to proclaim Christ risen (Luke 24:1-12).
To the men it seemed “an idle tale” according to the New Revised Standard Version, or simply “nonsense” in the Common English Bible. Either way, it must have left the women feeling bruised. What a downer!
Yet obviously the story did not stop there, for 2000 years later we still proclaim the same truth: Christ is risen. And the Easter story goes on in Luke’s gospel, to offer a clue as to how it is alive even today.
On the road to Emmaus, two disciples are talking about how hope has died along with Jesus. Yet, as they talk, and recall God’s actions and promises from days gone by, it is as if Jesus is traveling with them. Perhaps it is as simple as them realizing that, no matter what road they would be traveling, Jesus would never be far from them. In memory and teaching, the risen Christ would be there. Always.
And so it is with us. Easter happens, not just year after year, but moment after moment, as we recognize the presence of Christ in our lives.
· How do you feel when someone does not believe a story you tell?
· How do you share messages of good news?
· How do you respond when someone tells you something that seems amazing?
· Where do you recognize the presence of Christ in your life?
Candice
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