Reading scripture

Third Sunday of Easter; 23 April 2023; Easter 3A (RCL); Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 116:1-3, 10-17; Luke 24:13-35.

The story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus is one of the most familiar in all of the Gospels, lending itself as it does to easy depiction. One of the charming aspects of the story is the Cleopas’ unnamed companion. I believe Luke’s leaving him unnamed serves as an invitation to the reader to see her or himself in the story, walking with Cleopas and Jesus to Emmaus.

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