Today two disciples, who encountered the Lord on the way to Emmaus, return to the community from which they had originally abandoned. They have rejoiced together in the knowledge that the community has also experienced the Risen One. Nevertheless, when the Lord appears again they are terrified. Jesus shows them his wounds: "While in their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering." (Lk 24: 41) This state of internal conflict, in the presence of the Lord, reminds me of the man whose boy was possessed with an evil spirit when he cried out: "I believe; help my unbelief!" (Mk 9: 24) We need to remember that our faith is fragile. Seldom do human beings have pure motivation or intention. In our faith we need to have humility so that we always rely on the mystery and do not become absolute and fixed in our own views. We should never stray far from the source, which is the Scriptures, and always be attentive to tradition and the Papal Magisterium. Above all we need to be persistent in our prayer for it is in this way that we can, like the disciples, have the Lord open our minds to understand the Scriptures (cf. Lk 24: 46). It is only then that we will have the courage and insight to become witnesses to the power of God and the resurrection.
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