Sunday, November 15, 2026

Pastor Joe Abbey-Colborne

“Thank"

Luke 24:13-25

Do you ever walk to the store, or drive home from work, and realize at the end of the trip, you have little to no memory of actually getting there - the actual trip is a bit of a mental blank? You realize you were on "autopilot" the whole way?

I do that, especially when I'm travelling a well-worn path. (The expression "I could get there it in my sleep" takes on an ominous quality when I consider how often I could be "sleep driving" to various places.) Do I actually "see" what's truly in front of me?

The Emmaus Road story is a dramatic depiction of devout, well-meaning Jesus' followers being blind to what is immediately in front of them as they move through well known territory - and accompanied by familiar companions.  We sometimes just don't (or can't) see.

How much of my waking, moving-around life, misses what is true and real? How frequently do I overlook the Divine sitting right in front of me (or walking beside me) because my attentiveness is elsewhere?  How often do we miss God?

When that happens, what's going on inside us?  What could nudge us toward being more present, even for a moment.? 

For this Sunday... read Luke 24:13-35

Going deeper... read Luke 24:13-35 and then go for a walk and meditate on the passage.

Reflect on the characters in the story. What things occupy the focus of their attention and energy? What causes their attention to shift? What may be happening in them as their attentiveness moves from one subject to another? As their eyes are "opened"?

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