resurrection, wednesday

Wednesday, April 8

Opening Prayer: Your blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of the bread: Open the eyes of our faith, we pray, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work.  Amen. (Venite by Robert Benson)

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Journal: Where will the risen Christ walk alongside with you today?  How will you recognize him?  What will it do in you?

Reflection:

 

an isolated beach at daybreak

a locked room full of fearful men

a lonely road with two weary travelers

of all the places you could’ve chosen

these are where you chose to show up

 

small, obscure, remote, intimate

hidden, unrecognizable

except by those who were yearning deeply

and paying extra careful attention

those with eyes to see

and hearts to recognize

even if you were in disguise

 

what does this tell me about you?

about your heart, about your spirit, about your ways

does it mean that i should look for you in places like this?

does it mean that i should gravitate toward places like this?

does it mean that i should pursue people like this?

does it mean that i should pursue a life like this?

could it be that resurrection is a very subtle thing?

so unassuming that it can easily go unnoticed?

Prayers

Closing Prayer: O God, who by your One and only Son has overcome death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life; grant, we pray, that those who have been redeemed by his passion may rejoice in his resurrection, through the same Christ our Lord.  Amen. ~Gelasian Sacramentary