Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread. (v. 35)

After his resurrection, Jesus promised that he would be with us everywhere. We can be assured and conscious of his presence in the private place of prayer, but also the rush of daily routines, including a classroom or a crowded restaurant; or even in the midst of a rabid crowd at a sports event.

But without a doubt there are circumstances and settings where we are more likely to meet our Lord, or where his presence is more intimately experienced. Our Scripture lesson for this day illustrates what I'm trying to say.

It was late afternoon and evening of the first Easter. Two followers of Jesus were walking a slow and sorrowing seven miles from Jerusalem to the village of Emmaus…