WEDNESDAY 30 APRIL 2025 We Gather... Filled with gladness at Christ’s resurrection to new life, let us pray. (pause) Almighty God, as we celebrate the resurrection may we share with each other the joy the risen Christ has brought us. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Week 2 Easter We Listen... A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (24:35-41) Then the disciples from Emmaus told what happened on the road and how they knew he was the Lord when he broke the bread. While Jesus’ disciples were talking about what had happened, Jesus appeared to them and said, “May God give you peace!” They were frightened and terrified because they thought they were seeing a ghost. But Jesus said, “Why are you so frightened? Why do you doubt? Look at my hands and my feet and see who I am! Touch me and find out for yourselves. Ghosts don’t have flesh and bones as you see I have.” After Jesus said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. The disciples were so glad and amazed that they could not believe it. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. We Reflect... Watch this video together, to see an animated version of The Road to Emmaus story. The video includes the story as given in the passage above, but it starts even earlier, with the journey along the road to Emmaus. Discuss what the disciples must have been thinking and feeling when they realised that the risen Jesus was among them once more. We Go into the World... May the love of God guide our minds. Alleluia! Alleluia! May God bless us in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 66
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