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Just like the disciples, I find myself continually waiting for the promise. The promise of peace in uncertain times, the promise of joy in the midst of turmoil and the promise of hope and a future. Have you ever found yourself waiting on a promise? Over the last several weeks, we have moved through Jesus’ last days and have experienced Easter in new ways. With each step, we are waiting for the next thing. Sometimes, we wait not even knowing what we are really waiting for. […]

Last week, looking at Thomas and his story, we see it was not well with his soul. Not until Jesus showed up anyway. Even those two disciples on the Road to Emmaus were very unsettled in their current situation. I, myself, have experienced a great deal of discontentment lately. Sometimes my spiritual director will ask, “How is it with your soul?” She doesn’t just stop there. She might ask the question two, three, even four times, to get to the heart of the matter. Many […]

I am one of those people that unless I see it, I am not going to believe it. And, because I struggle with my eye sight, something might be right in front of my face and I still miss it. Does that make me a “Doubting Thomas?” Maybe, but I think it is just who I am. If someone had told me the whole world was going to shut down for months because of a mysterious virus, I would not have believed it. But sometimes […]

We’ve reached the end of our dusty 7-mile road, but not the end of our story, for our eyes have not yet been opened. We have one last lesson to learn, the biggest one yet. We can’t do it alone. However, God, by filling in the gap , teaches us the difference between believing and knowing. With this knowledge, God is ready to reveal Christ to us. Join me as we read Luke 24:28-35 AMP;  28 Then they approached the village where they were going, and […]

  Here we are, still on this road to Emmaus. This is where we will learn the difference in believing and knowing. Last week, we met God in the in-between and discovered God is the One who fills in the gap. We trust The Divine will show up and help us make that leap from believing to knowing just like Jesus did for those two disciples way back then. Let’s look at Luke 24:13-29 AMP . Even if you read it last week, I hope you […]

There is a story in Luke Chapter 24 about these two guys walking down the road to Emmaus. They are confused and afraid because Jesus is dead and the tomb is empty. On top of that, the women are telling these crazy stories about angels and Jesus being alive. I think we’ve all been on this road; grief stricken, perplexed at the situation we are in and fearful of the unknown. Just since Saturday, I have known three families to have lost loved ones, not […]