The Context and Content of the Emmaus Walk will eventually lose value and meaning if it is not offered within the experience of the Emmaus Meal/ Communion. Communion is the on-going commitment of an intimate relationship with both God and God’s people. Our tradition, or religious imagination, our sensibilities regarding sacrament, justice, and holiness are all communicated within our “staying with” one another and sharing prayer and meal together. It is when “minds are enlightened and hearts are enkindled (that) signs begin to “speak”.

The process of conversion leads the disciple towards taking their own life experiences and their knowledge of the Lord and making a living, explicit and fruitful confession of faith. It is this profession of faith that forms the foundation for the continuing journal of faith of the disciple under the care and guidance of the Holy Spirit. This conversion is nourished in the life  and sacraments of the community.

The invitation to remain and the acceptance to do so are also parts of evangelization. In an all-too brief but intense encounter, an intimate relationship in faith is being built. The catechetical teaching that began with Moses and the prophets is now brought to culmination in the remembrance of the Last Supper experience. In this action, a teaching without words but with ultimate meaning, recognition has occurred.