Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing him. (NIV)

‘…why should not life be one sweet walk of fellowship with One whom we cannot see, but whose presence fills our hearts with burning love, until suddenly the veil shall part in twain! See 1 Peter 1:8.’ F.B.Meyer

What a heart-warming story this is. It is found, in detail, only in Luke. It is at one and the same time charming, poignant, human, mildly amusing, and above all it is uplifting.

Note this simple principle: as they talked about the things concerning Jesus they encountered the presence of Jesus.

David was an unusual boy. I met him in my late teens, as I was preparing to go to Bible College, and knew him for only a short time. He may have been a little younger than me. He was bright, intelligent, a Grammar school student, and he attended the local parish church. He truly came to know the Lord, and was filled with the Holy Spirit. This put him at odds with some of the more theologically liberal people in his congregation, but he took a bold stand for truth. I remember one summer day, when we took the train from Wigan to the Lake District. We spent the day on the steamer, and just walking and talking as we made our way around Ambleside. Our talk was about Jesus, and oh how our hearts burned. It was a day of thrilling conversation. I need to say, we didn’t talk about Jesus like this because I am particularly devout. It was David. He was so full of the Holy Spirit he delighted to talk about the Lord. But it was a pleasure to join in.

PRAYER: Lord, renew our conversations. Teach us to talk about you much more than we do. May your Word fill our words, so that we build one another up as we walk together on life’s Emmaus Road.