In the account of the Road to Emmaus in Luke 24, we may know that Christ has triumphed over the grave; and yet the eyes of Jesus’ disciples have not been opened to see that their Lord walks among them. Christ has come, and the wheels of salvation are already turning in every corner of the universe. And yet the joy which Christ’s resurrection promises us, of the time when God will be “all in all,” has not yet come. For now, we remain on the road to Emmaus, walking in faith through daily struggles, personal regrets, and unforeseen tragedies.

Like those disciples, we too are met by a word that sets our hearts afire within us.