Emmaus

Think about the Walk to Emmaus passage (Luke 24:13-35).  Two of Jesus' followers are walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus.  Jesus had just been crucified - the person in whom they had placed their hope was dead.  Set aside for a moment that they met Jesus as they walked and that at the end of the journey they rushed back to Jerusalem to tell their friends they had seen the risen Lord. Focus for a moment on what they were feeling as they walked away from Jerusalem. 

Devastated.  Alone. Hopeless.  Maybe abandoned. Maybe betrayed.

A few weekends ago, our Foundation sponsored the Level Up Conference of three United Methodist Annual Conferences.  The message at worship one morning was preached by Rachel Gilmore. Her message was based on the Luke passage I referenced above.  She explained that we don't really know where Emmaus the town was located.  Archeologists are looking for it, but they haven't found it.

She hopes they never do.  She believes that Emmaus is the place we go when we have no place to go.  When we don't know where to go.

Have you walked to Emmaus before? Have you been to that place?

Do you go to Emmaus to find and help the ones who are already there?

Have you represented Christ at Emmaus?