Then
their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from
their sight. They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning
within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was
opening the scriptures to us?” (Luke 24:31-32)
What
must THAT have felt like? Seeing the risen Christ, listening to him,
asking questions… Heart burning within! When have I felt my heart
burn like that? The disciples saw and spoke with him and then he
disappeared; how did that happen? Perhaps he just walked out as a
normal person. And in his absence, they recognized what they had
experienced as holy.
We
have all experienced those pivotal moments; being with a dying
parent, standing alone in a breathtakingly beautiful place… moments
when the world seems to stop, to pause, in holy expectation. Moments
alone or in a crowd when we just know there is something special
about the moment. We cannot create it or capture it or hold on to
it. And then it is gone. And we remember the burning heart.
Thou
shalt know him when he comes,
Not
by any din of drums,
Nor
his manners, nor his airs,
Nor
by any thing he wears.
Thou
shalt know him when he comes,
Not
by a crown nor by a gown,
But
his coming known shall be, the holy harmony
By
Which his coming makes in thee.
Thou
shalt know him when he comes.
O
Lord, You alone are holy. Help me to recognize You in my special
moments and my mundane moments; to stop, to take off my shoes, to
worship You in my heart. Amen.
Charlotte
Fischer
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