The
Way
and
Happy
Mother’s Day!
Now on that same day two of them
were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and
talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they
were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but
their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, "What are
you discussing with each other while you walk along?" They stood still,
looking sad. Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, "Are
you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken
place there in these days?" He asked them, "What things?" They
replied, "The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in
deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and
leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and crucified him. But we had
hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is
now the third day since these things took place. Moreover, some women of our
group astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning, and when they did
not find his body there, they came back and told us that they had indeed seen a
vision of angels who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us
went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but they did not see
him." Then he said to them, "Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of
heart to believe all that the prophets have declared! Was it not necessary that
the Messiah should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?"
Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things
about himself in all the scriptures.
As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if
he were going on. But they urged him strongly, saying, "Stay with us,
because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over." So he went
in to stay with them. When he was at the table with them, he took bread,
blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and
they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight. They said to each other,
"Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the
road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?" That same hour they got
up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions
gathered together. They were saying, "The Lord has risen indeed, and he
has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened on the road, and
how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread.
Luke
24:13-35
Le repas
d'Emmaüs
(Supper at Emmaus)
STOM, Matthias
1633-39
Musée de
Grenoble (since 1826)
France
http://www.museothyssen.org/en/thyssen/ficha_obra/111
Don't walk in
front of me; I may not follow.
Don't walk
behind me; I may not lead;
Walk beside me
and be my friend.
~ Albert Camus
God is at
home; it is we who have gone for a walk.
~ Meister
Eckhart
Denise with
Harold and his latest sculpture, “Masquerade,” at Wednesday Breakfast.
Rory Krieg is a
member of our church and a member of the U.S. Marine Corps serving with his
unit in Afghanistan. Our church and
Foothills Rotary (one of our sister clubs) gathered goodies for them and met
Wednesday evening to pack them for shipping.
Paula Barnes,
holding the sign she made with pictures of Rory from our church,
was the one who
got the ball rolling on this project.
Nancy, Rory’s
mother, with Jerry and Paula.
THIS one is for
my big brother RORY!!!
Seventy-seven
boxes will soon be on their way to Afghanistan.
Rebecca
finished the pair of socks she made and gave them to me today!!!
GORGEOUS!!!
Harold and
Deborah had a reception Saturday evening to unveil Harold’s SIX new
sculptures!!!
“Warming Up”
Detail of
“Dance of the Free”
Brenna, their daughter, and Eric are expecting their second child
on May 27th!
Emerson, with
Grandmother Deborah,
isn’t quite
sure about this new little baby sister or brother.
I mourn the
loss of thousands of precious lives,
but I will not
rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.
Returning hate
for hate multiplies hate,
adding deeper
darkness to a night already devoid of stars.
Darkness cannot
drive out darkness: only light can do that.
Hate cannot
drive out hate: only love can do that.
~ Martin Luther
King, Jr.
May 8, 2011 Third Sunday of Easter
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Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org
Acts 2:14a, 36-41
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19
1 Peter 1:17-23
Luke 24:13-35