The Bible describes two of Christ Jesus' disciples walking together to Emmaus.Luke 24:13-35. These men were sad because their dear friend and Teacher had been crucified, but they were also astonished by reports heard from others that Jesus had risen from the dead. As they walked along, a man joined them and questioned them about their grief. One of them expressed amazement that this stranger seemed so uninformed about the death of Jesus and the hard-to-believe account that he had risen from the dead. Only at the close of the day, when they sat down to eat with him, did they realize that the stranger who had been walking and talking with them was none other than the resurrected Jesus.
My response to this story has always been a mixture of incredulity and sadness that Jesus' followers didn't recognize him right away, as they did later in the story. Jesus had just accomplished the greatest triumph in human history. He had been crucified and then returned from the tomb. How could they not have recognized him?
Although the Christ is not limited to Jesus or his time, Christ, Truth, was supremely expressed by Jesus—far beyond anyone before or since. Actually, the Christ has not one element of materiality about it, not one limitation. Christ is eternal Truth existing throughout all time and everywhere, expressing good in individual consciousness. The healing power of God brings man's actual spiritual identity to light in a meaningful way for each of us.
