Now What #1 - The Emmaus Road - Mark

Have you ever considered that sometimes Jesus is closest when He feels hardest to recognise.On the road to Emmaus, two ordinary followers walk away from Jerusalem—away from the place where everything had happened. The cross. The empty tomb. The rumours of resurrection. They’re not running toward hope… they’re processing disappointment.“We had hoped…”Those three words carry so much weight. Hopes about how God would move. Expectations about how life would turn out. And when reality doesn’t match what we imagined, it’s easy to quietly walk away—still talking about Jesus, but no longer expecting Him.And yet, this is where the story turns.Jesus comes alongside them. Not in a dramatic moment. Not with overwhelming power. But quietly… walking, listening, asking questions. He was present, even when they didn’t perceive Him.Maybe that’s true for us too.Maybe the issue isn’t that Jesus is absent—but that we’ve missed Him in the ordinary. In the conversation. In the long drive. In the middle of our questions. Even in the disappointment.And maybe faith isn’t always about having clarity. Maybe it’s about learning to trust that He is near, even when it’s hard to see.So this week, slow down long enough to notice.  And in whatever you’re walking through, make this your prayer: “Jesus, help me to see You… even when it’s hard.” Walking the road with you,Mark