Be Still And Know

Luke 24:15-16 NLT 'As they talked and discussed these things, Jesus himself suddenly came and began walking with them. But God kept them from recognizing him.' The pursuit of God is a journey. We are invited to travel its winding pathway in conversation with God, who is always with us. The challenge is that we may not always recognise God’s presence. Another complicating factor is that what once seemed so clear when I first determined to follow Jesus becomes confused when faced with the realities of life’s many challenges. Here, two followers of Jesus begin their walk home to Emmaus when an apparent stranger falls into step alongside them. They fail to recognise it is Jesus, in part because they know Jesus has been killed and, like the disciples, have no experience and little expectation that Jesus has risen from the dead. We all have to learn that God is free from the constraints of mortal life and can intervene in unexpected and surprising ways. Having expressed their bitter disappointment at recent events,