JESUS or Jesus?

Friday April 11th, Luke 24: 25 Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures. 26 Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?” 27 Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. 28 By this time they were nearing Emmaus and the end of their journey. Jesus acted as if he were going on, 29 but they begged him, “Stay the night with us, since it is getting late.” So he went home with them. They were talking to Jesus, learning about Jesus, enjoying being with Jesus, and didn’t know it was Jesus. Sometimes we want to substitute an idolatry of Jesus for a relationship with Jesus. We want the WOW and in the process of looking we tend to miss the Jesus that is right in front of us. There was something about this person they were talking too, something that made them want to invite him to stay longer, something that drew them to move from conversation about, to relationship with. We are called to be both listener and talker in this story. Jesus is with us each and every day, in the people we meet and in the places we go. Many times each week we entertain Jesus and don’t even know it. Don’t let your drive to find JESUS stand in the way of Jesus finding you.