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The Walk to Emmaus
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They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship,
to the breaking of bread and the prayers. -Acts 2:42
The return of the Pennyrile Emmaus Community?
Resurrection, that’s sort of Jesus’ specialty
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in us the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and we shall be created. And you shall renew the face of the earth. O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy your consolations. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Resources that encourage daily spiritual practice
A call for Christians to a life of living prayer
Create meaningful, transformational experiences and studies for individuals, small groups, and congregations
Help people grow deeper in love with God and neighbor
Support churches in becoming centers of prayer and spiritual formation
Inspire spiritual leaders to lead with a listening heart
Invite the “spiritually curious” to living waters
Upper Room Ministries Blog
The Upper Room News Blog
The Upper Room Face to Face
If you want to stay informed on what is happening in Emmaus community incl. Chrysalis
Daily Devotional
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Walk to Emmaus Wikipedia
The Walk to Emmaus or Emmaus Walk is a three day movement that came out of the Roman Catholic Cursillo Movement…
The name of the movement comes from the Gospel of Luke 24:13-35 (KJV)
In this passage, a follower of Jesus of Nazareth named Cleopas, also identified as Simon, and another unnamed traveler leave Jerusalem for the town of Emmaus on the day of Jesus’ resurrection. On the journey the two travelers encounter an unnamed man who asks about the happenings over the past few days in Jerusalem concerning Jesus of Nazareth. Cleopas and his companion describe the events of that week. They tell about Jesus’ trial, crucifixion, and burial. They also share that some of the women who followed Jesus discovered the tomb in which Jesus was buried empty. The unnamed man then proceeds to explain the writings of the prophet Moses concerning God’s Messiah or Christ.
When the three travelers reach Emmaus
When the three travelers reach Emmaus, they share a meal. During the blessings of the meal, it is revealed to Cleopas and his companion that the unnamed man who accompanied them is none other than Jesus whom God has raised from the dead. In that moment of recognition, Jesus disappears from their presence. Cleopas and his companion immediately return to Jerusalem to tell the other followers of Jesus that he has appeared to Simon in his resurrected, glorified body.
Holy Communion
Luke also records that the moment of recognition of the resurrected Jesus was in the blessing and breaking of bread, a reference to the Passover seder Jesus shared with his disciples commonly known as the Last Supper. Also, it is a reference to the Christian sacrament or ordinance or act of worship known among different branches of Christianity as Eucharist or Holy Communion or Lord’s Supper.
What happens at an Emmaus retreat?
When the three travelers reach Emmaus, they share a meal. During the blessings of the meal, it is revealed to Cleopas and his companion that the unnamed man who accompanied them is none other than Jesus whom God has raised from the dead. In that moment of recognition, Jesus disappears from their presence.
When Jesus appeared to his disciples after his resurrection What did they give him to eat?
Benoit also agrees that Jesus ate the fish — not because his glorified body needed to eat, but because with “pedagogical condescension”, he wanted to prove to his disciples that he could eat and was not a mere phantom (Passion et Résurrection du Seigneur [Paris, 1966], p. 323).
Community
Emmaus program ministries, participants are called to consider new ways to live out Christian action by making Christ’s love real in the world.
Testimonials
“Wow…. I just had one on the best weekends in my life. My walk to Emmaus, was life changing. 72 hours with God, just doesn’t get any better than this. I met some of the most Godly women and men in my life, I will never be the same. Praise Jesus!!!!!”
“Went to the Pennyrile Emmaus Candlelight tonight! So blessed to be a part of a great community of believers!”
“Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?”
Online Resources
The Academy for Spiritual Formation
The Academy for Spiritual Formation. “Jesus saved my life, but The Academy saved my ministry.” – Ruben Ortiz, Pastor
Podcast
Collection of Podcast
Fourth Day Reading
Books to nurture your fourth day journey. The books are divided into subjects based on talks given at an Emmaus weekend.
The Last Supper Carving of The Upper Room Chapel
The focal point of The Upper Room Chapel is a large woodcarving and replica of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting, The Last Supper. Commissioned for the opening of chapel in 1953, the woodcarving is 17’ wide and 8’ high with an amazing sense of depth, color, and dimension. Fifty craftspersons worked for 14 months under the direction of sculptor Ernest Pellegrini to create the work, which captures the moment when Jesus says to the disciples, “One of you will betray me.” Their immediate responses are revealed in the expressions of their faces, hands, and bodies. And, yet Jesus remains calm with his feet rested on the floor, and his hands open to welcome all who are weary and burdened.
The chancel of the chapel is patterned after the carving, as the ceiling, tapestries, and altar table are designed to reflect the setting in Pellegrini’s work.