When Jesus asked the two disciples on their way to Emmaus, “What matters are you discussing?” they stopped short, their faces downcast. They failed to recognize Jesus. Sadness, gloom, self-pity and a sense of their personal doom prevented them from recognizing their Master. To avoid having to face another tragedy like that of Calvary, they were fleeing from Jerusalem. Enveloped in despair they could not see their risen Lord. Like these disciples we have some Christians who never recognize Christ. When they are engrossed in their own tragedies and cannot see a solution for their problems, they erroneously conclude that God is dead.
But the Risen Lord is very much with us, only, we never invite Him to stay with us. We see clearly in the Gospel that the two disciples invited Jesus to stay with them. Let us open our hearts and invite Him to enter into our life. The disciples recognize Him in the breaking of the bread. They recognized Him not in the bread, but in an activity, in behavior. They saw in the breaking of the bread His wounds and concluded He was the one who had broken from the tomb. He showed forth His glory.
