“Dinner Time”
The disciples on the road to Emmaus walked with heavy hearts. The cross had shattered their expectations. Jesus—the One they hoped would redeem Israel—was dead. Their steps were slow, their conversation filled with confusion and disappointment.
And then, a stranger joined them.

He listened. He asked questions. And then He began to preach—not with new ideas, but with the truth that had always been there. Beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He showed them that this was always the plan. The suffering, the death, the cross—it was necessary. Why? For forgiveness.

This is the heart of Peter’s sermon in Acts: “God has made Him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” The Law cuts deep. It reveals sin. It brings us to the same place as those first hearers—“What shall we do?”

And the answer is not found in ourselves, but in Christ: “Repent and be baptized…for the forgiveness of your sins.”
Forgiveness is why Jesus came. His patience is mercy. He does not abandon disheartened sinners on the road—He comes to them, walks with them, speaks to them.

And then—Dinner Time.

At the table, in the breaking of the bread, their eyes were opened. The stranger was no stranger at all. It was Jesus. Alive. Risen. Present.
The same is true for us. Christ still comes—through His Word, through His promises, through His gifts. He meets us in our confusion and doubt, and He brings us to His table, where forgiveness is given, faith is strengthened, and eyes are opened.

He is risen. And He is here.

Come to the table.