He has asked “What’s been going on?” and now answered His very own question reminding them of their own lived experience as well as the faith of their fathers, beginning with Moses and all the prophets.

They got to their destination, Emmaus, and they had gotten away from Jerusalem.  Their journey, for now, was over, but He gave the impression that He had further to go.  But, they were not done yet, “Stick around,” they urged.

And they gathered at table and the Stranger suddenly became quite familiar as “he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them.” Their anger, their hurt, their confusion fell like scales from their eyes and they recognized him, just for a moment, and then he was gone. (Luke 24: 27 – 31)