Some call today's gospel as the gospel of the Confused Disciples.
Luke's story centres on two disciples journey to Emmaus confused about the mission of the Messiah who promised that He would rise from death but yet they had still not seen Him. Finally Jesus shows himself to them at the breaking of the bread.
Cleopas and his companion thought Jesus' death had brought an end to the redemption of Israel.
As far as they were concerned, the shame and death of the cross was not compatible with their understanding of Israel's Redeemer.
Just like these disciples, we may also not know why things have happened, or even what things have happened. We may not know the best course for us to take in this or that situation.
One thing is clear: if we stay united to the Lord in Word and Sacrament, we will never go wrong. We can be at peace because we have our anchor, Sacred Scripture, and our joy, the Presence of the Lord in the Eucharist
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