Luke 24:13-35 - The Road to Emmaus

The words "But we had hoped he was the one..." spoken by the two travelers on the road to Emmaus carry all of the dashed hopes and deep despair that we experience when crucial hopes have collapsed and we feel overwhelmed by disappointment. Like the two followers of Jesus, we might even find it impossible to see or recognize God. But what happens when Jesus appears with us, not demanding or reprimanding, sitting down at the table and taking the bread, blessing it, breaking it open, and giving it to us?

The Rev Gillian Hoyer
Assistant Curate
The Church of St John the Divine
1611 Quadra St
Victoria BC