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In today’s Gospel from Luke, Jesus asks a series of three questions to two men on the Road to Emmaus: What are you discussing as you walk along? (Luke 24:17) What sort of things? (Luke 24:19) Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and enter into his glory? (Luke 24:26) Let’s unpack each question, one at a time, to see what Our Lord is trying to say to us. More Questions? What were the men discussing as Jesus approached them? They were discussing Christ’s death on the cross, saddened that who they thought would redeem the Jewish people, was now dead. Their hopes, dashed. It seems they lost faith in Jesus. Has that ever happened to you? Do you sometimes feel like God is nowhere near you and you are short on hope? Can you relate to these two men? Jesus rebounds with the second question, by asking them to clarify what sort of things they were discussing. He wants to hear from them directly. They recounted the past few day’s events, even mentioning...

Today’s Gospel reading from Luke 24:13-35 speaks to us of Jesus’ walk with two men on the Road to Emmaus. We begin with two men departing Jerusalem, saddened in the realization that Jesus was not who they thought him to be. They were disappointed, for they thought He was their savior; yet He died. So much for being a savior! How often can we say that we are like the two men on the Road to Emmaus? Do we give up on Jesus when He does not do what we wish, or what we think is right?  These men wanted Jesus to rise to the level of King, but He died, and with that their belief in Him. Road to Emmaus: Signs of Faith As the men were walking, Jesus approached them. However, Jesus disguised Himself, disabling them to “see” Jesus as the Risen Lord. While walking with the men, Jesus asked them what they were discussing. The two men informed Jesus about the events of recent days: Jesus’ arrest, humiliation, crucifixion and death. They had hoped that “ he would be the one to redeem Israel...