- The disciples described their disappointment with the words, “We had hoped.” What is something you once hoped God would do differently? How has that experience affected your relationship with Him?
- Jesus was walking beside the disciples before they recognized Him. What makes God’s presence difficult for us to recognize during seasons of disappointment, grief, or uncertainty?
- The disciples possessed the facts of Easter but had placed them inside the wrong story. Where might you be interpreting your circumstances through the assumption that God is present only when life is improving?
- Jesus opened the Scriptures before the disciples’ eyes were opened. How does Scripture help us distinguish God’s presence and leading from our own feelings, impulses, or expectations?
- The disciples prayed, “Stay with us.” What might it look like for you to make that prayer part of your ordinary life this week?
- The disciples invited Jesus to their table but discovered that He was the host. How does that image change the way you understand communion and the grace Jesus offers?
- Paul warned against receiving communion in an “unworthy manner,” not against unworthy people coming to the table. How should communion shape the way we see and treat other members of Christ’s body?
- Revelation unveils the risen Jesus already present among His churches. What practice could help you become more attentive to Christ this week—in Scripture, ordinary circumstances, the church community, or the people around you?