Third Sunday of Easter
Listen to this weeks readings here. Courtesy of USSCB.
Reading I – Acts 2:14, 22-33
Reading II – 1 Peter 1:17-21
Gospel – Luke 24:13-35
On the Road
© 2003 Liturgy Training Publications, art by Julie Lonneman
One central metaphor employed to describe the Christian life is a journey. In today’s Second Reading, Peter addresses the early Christian community: “Conduct yourselves with rever ence during the time of your sojourning” (1 Peter 1:17). When we think of a journey, we normally think of some kind of movement from point A to point B. The Christian journey, begun in the waters of Baptism (point A) has as its ultimate destination eternal life with God in heaven (point B).
Unfortunately we find ourselves on all kinds of detours along the way. Because of sin, we make foolish turns and sometimes seem unable to detect the presence of the Lord. Today’s story of the two disciples on their way to Emmaus illustrates for us the fact that, even when we are dejected or on one of our many detours, the Lord is there, walking right beside us.
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