Experience the wonder of Easter Sunday with this Resurrection meditation.
Today is the day we celebrate that Jesus is risenâbut can you imagine what this moment was like for His first followers? Unbelievable. How could someone they saw die be alive?
This meditation invites you to slow down and step into the wonder of that first Resurrection morning. The women discovered the empty tomb. The disciples struggled to believe. And two followers, walking the road to Emmaus, unknowingly encountered Jesus Himself.
In this meditation, youâll take the journey to Emmaus as one of those travelers. What would this seven-mile walk have been like? Grief. Confusion. Wrestling with the rumors of resurrection. Then, suddenly, a stranger begins to walk beside you. He explains the Scriptures, revealing what you couldnât see before. And finally, in the breaking of bread, your eyes are openedâIt was Jesus. He had been with you all along.
This Easter, I pray you encounter the risen Christ in a fresh wayâwith wonder, hope, and joy.
He is risen! He is risen indeed!
Listen now and step into the story of Easter in a new way.
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The passage from this meditation is:
Luke 24:13-34, NLT
13Â That same day two of Jesusâ followers were walking to the village of Emmaus, seven miles from Jerusalem. 14Â As they walked along they were talking about everything that had happened.
15Â As they talked and discussed these things, Jesus himself suddenly came and began walking with them. 16Â But God kept them from recognizing him.
17Â He asked them, âWhat are you discussing so intently as you walk along?â
They stopped short, sadness written across their faces. 18Â Then one of them, Cleopas, replied, âYou must be the only person in Jerusalem who hasnât heard about all the things that have happened there the last few days.â
19Â âWhat things?â Jesus asked.
âThe things that happened to Jesus, the man from Nazareth,â they said. âHe was a prophet who did powerful miracles, and he was a mighty teacher in the eyes of God and all the people. 20Â But our leading priests and other religious leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and they crucified him. 21Â We had hoped he was the Messiah who had come to rescue Israel. This all happened three days ago.
22Â âThen some women from our group of his followers were at his tomb early this morning, and they came back with an amazing report. 23Â They said his body was missing, and they had seen angels who told them Jesus is alive! 24Â Some of our men ran out to see, and sure enough, his body was gone, just as the women had said.â
25Â Then Jesus said to them, âYou foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures. 26Â Wasnât it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?â
27Â Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
28Â By this time they were nearing Emmaus and the end of their journey. Jesus acted as if he were going on, 29Â but they begged him, âStay the night with us, since it is getting late.â So he went home with them. 30Â As they sat down to eat, he took the bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave it to them. 31Â Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And at that moment he disappeared!
32Â They said to each other, âDidnât our hearts burn within us as he talked with us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?â 33Â And within the hour they were on their way back to Jerusalem.
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