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“Message From Fr. John Van Hees, Pastor”

Are we on the way to Emmaus or on the way back?  On that first Easter day, as the two disciples of Jesus walked away from Jerusalem toward the town of Emmaus, they spoke about Jesus: who he had been to them, the wonderful things he had done and taught, his death on the cross and even his resurrection. Even when the stranger joined them and contributed to the conversation by showing all that the Scriptures had said about Jesus, the disciples still spoke about him in the past tense, as a great hero who had died. It was not until they arrived in Emmaus and sat down at table with this fellow traveller, that they recognized Jesus in the breaking of bread, not as a person of the past, but as one who was indeed alive and was with them. Even though he vanished from their sight, they had no doubt whatsoever that  Jesus would be forever alive in the present tense.  As we come together to celebrate Easter, we need to ask ourselves if we are on the way to Emmaus or on the way back to Jerusalem? Do we see Jesus as someone of the past or is he part of our present and future?

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