Lent@Landmark: Day 35

One of the little bits of Bible trivia I’ve picked up along the way in my travels was that one of the guys walking the “Road to Emmaus” was Jesus’ uncle, a brother of Joseph. The uncle was married a woman named Mary, who was actually one of the remaining handful of people still present with Jesus when he died on the cross. They don’t get much mention in the Bible, but they must have obviously been very close to Jesus, which adds another interesting layer to the Emmaus Road story that follows Jesus’ resurrection. As He’s breaking bread with them, Luke tells us:

“And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him.” (Luke 24:31)

One of the most important prayers we should pray is for our eyes, for it is abundantly clear that we don’t see the way Jesus did. We are distracted by things that don’t matter, and often can’t see past them to the things that do.

What is it that God wants you to see? —MH