"Then the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him [Jesus], 'Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the things which happened there in these days?' And He [Jesus] said to them, 'What things?' "
It is intriguing that the Risen Christ makes the men with whom He was walking on the road to Emmaus speak overtly of the events sur-
rounding His (Jesus') ministry, death, and resurrection. In so doing, Christ helped them own the truth of the resurrection (even via the words of the women who had gone to the empty tomb), even before He would reveal Himself to them later (in v. 31).
The Lord Jesus is a gentle Shepherd; and after implanting His word in our souls, He nurtures it, and causes it to grow and come to full fruition (of faith).
[Puritan quote of the day: "Prayer is a matter more of the heart than the head." --Thomas Watson, in, "The Art of Divine Contentment"]
