Two people are walking on a road. They were traveling away from Jerusalem back to their home town of Emmaus. First, it is obvious that these two people had been disciples of Jesus of Nazareth. Having experienced the pain of the last days and doubtful about the reports of the women, they were dejectedly walking home, back to a familiar place, back to their comfort zone.

One commentator refers to two men. Really? Could it have been a man and a woman, a married couple? Maybe, it was two gay men or two lesbian women. Whoever they were, we know that their hopes and dreams for something better had been shattered when the empire struck back and crucified the man they followed. Continue reading →