What excitement there is in our last reading in Luke today (Luke 24:28-53)! The two guys, who just had their world turned around recognizing Jesus breaking the bread at supper, hightail it back to Jerusalem to tell the others. And right in the middle of "It is true! The Lord has risen" commotion, Jesus appears. And what does He say? "Peace be with you." Whoa, I'll say. The friends are so startled and frightened that He invites them to touch His hands and feet to prove He is not a ghost.
Then comes the phrase that I love; "they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement". It is just too good to be true! But the wonderful news for all of us is that it is true. He is alive!!! (My, I could run exclamations to the end of the page :).
Our sweet Jesus ate fish in front of them to prove it to them physically, opened their minds on the scriptures about Him to explain it to them mentally, and then said to wait in Jerusalem for His gift of the Spirit so they could explain this Good News powerfully. What more could He have done?
Let us respond as they did; " Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem (or our places) with great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple (or His presence), praising God."
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