The Road to Emmaus

This Sunday's Gospel was Luke 24 - The Road to Emmaus Story.

Having travelled in solidarity with the Risen Christ,
having opened themselves to the story,
their hearts were burning and the vision was re-enlivened.
Did not their hearts burn within them!

As we hear the story of our birth, of our childhood,
do not our hearts burn within us!
As we celebrate life with family, friends and community,
do not our hearts burn within us!
As we recall the memories of love lived and experienced in our life,
do not our hearts burn within us!

As we see the child begging in Silom,
do not our hearts burn within us!
As we see the love of a father and a mother for their dying child,
do not our hearts burn within us!
As we see the suffering of children injured by war in Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan,
do not our hearts burn within us!

As we hear the cries for justice in the midst of war, poverty and human degradation,
do not our hearts burn within us!
As we hear the pleas for forgiveness from a hurting heart,
do not our hearts burn within us!
As we hear the call for mercy from a troubled soul,
do not our hearts burn within us!

As we hear and know the cry of God's love for me, for us, for all people,
do not our hearts burn within us!
As we feel the passion yet again for the gospel and its message that God is with us,
do not our hearts burn within us!
As we find a reason again to take up life and live it to the full and find there God in our midst,
do not our hearst burn within us!
As we travel the road of solidarity with the Risen Christ in the midst of humanity and our world,
do not our hearts burn within us!