Visual Meditation on the Post Resurrection Appearance of Jesus

That very day two (disciples of Jesus) were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven mile from Jerusalem, ¹⁴ and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. ¹⁵ While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. ¹⁶ But their eyes were kept from recognizing him…

Luke 24:13-16 ESV

So they drew near to the village to which they were going. (Jesus) acted as if he were going farther, ²⁹ but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. ³⁰ When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. ³¹ And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. 

Luke 24:28-31 ESV

Read the full post-resurrection appearance story in Luke 24:13-28. Two disciples encounter the risen Lord Jesus on the road to their home town Emmaus.

Visual Meditation. Using the Emmaus Art Meditation video, you will be led through a visio divina (sacred seeing) of the story using the painted mural by the Latin American artist-priest, Maximino Cerezo Barredo. He said, “What I want to convey through painting is God’s way of being that is embodied in the humanity of Jesus of Nazareth. He’s not a distant, absent God, but a God who became human in Jesus.” Cerezo has painted a man and a woman as the two disciples, following the idea that Cleopas was returning home with his wife. (See resource below). Prepare for the meditation by entering into a quiet space, asking the Lord to be present in the Scripture and the art.

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