The Story of Emmaus: Feeling Our Hearts Burning With Hope
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Alexander, Andy, S.J.
Waldron, Maureen McCann
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2000-01-01
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en_US
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Lent
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Text from the first four paragraphs of "The Story of Emmaus: Feeling our Hearts Burning with Hope"|The two disciples on the road to Emmaus were having a very difficult day. They were part of "the group," the followers of Jesus, and they were coming from Jerusalem after the crucifixion. It was terrible. Now, three days later, there were rumors that his body was gone. Some of the women from their group and some of the apostles had gone out to look, and it was true. What does this all mean?|They were so filled with their own pain, disappointment and confusion that they didn't recognize Jesus as he caught up with them on the road. He asked them what was wrong. "They stopped, looking downcast." In their disillusionment and despair, they did not even look at him closely. They just wanted to tell him the story of their pain. "We were hoping..." they said. |We were hoping. |So many times in our lives, we get caught up in our own sorrows and we don't recognize Jesus standing there with us. "We were hoping"... that our lives would not be so messy. Instead, our loved ones are ill; our marriages are not what we had hoped for; or perhaps our children disappoint us. We, or someone we love, struggle with an addiction. |They tell him their stories and something in Jesus draws them to him: his warmth, his understanding. He tells them about the suffering servant of Israel. He says suffering is part of the story. He touches their hearts as they begin to see the scriptures in a new way, though they don't fully make the connection.
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Creighton University, Online Ministries
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These brief excerpts are taken from our Lenten resources, to support a community's Lenten Journey. Feel Free to "cut and paste" any of these texts for Parish Bulletinss or Worship Aids. Simpy add this reference: "Taken from the Praying Lent pages of Creighton University's Online Ministries web site: www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/online.html. Used with Permission."