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在阿巴拉契亚山道上，我一天徒步行走10多个小时，到达了麋鹿池山（Elk Pond Mountain）。早晨，受到弗吉尼亚州蓝岭山脉壮丽景色的鼓舞，我快速前进。但到了下午晚些时候，我就开始磨磨蹭蹭了。

然而，耶稣的两个门徒却不是这样，他们即刻从以马忤斯折返七英里的路程回到耶路撒冷。

路加没有告诉我们很多关于他们的事，但那天早些时候，他们深入地谈论了耶稣的死，以及他们对空坟墓感到的惊讶。他们甚至没有注意到耶稣自己在路上悄悄地与他们同行。听到他们的困惑，耶稣质疑他们对祂的认识迟钝，并澄清说，弥赛亚来是要受苦和受死，然后复活进入祂的荣耀。他们到了以马忤斯，就请耶稣进来一同吃饭。在擘饼的时候，他们的眼睛明亮了，认出祂就是复活的主！接着，耶稣突然消失了。于是他们忘记所有疲乏，一跃而起，一路跑回耶路撒冷去了。

耶稣复活之后带来很多惊喜，这些惊喜推动着神救恩计划的成就。即使在今天，虽然我们知道一些神的终极计划，但我们无法确定所有的细节。所以让我们继续地敬拜和侍奉祂，因为祂的圣灵一直在引领救赎计划的继续成就。

On the Appalachian Trail, I hiked more than 10 hours one day to Elk Pond Mountain. Buoyed by spectacular views of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Moun­tains, I clipped along in the morning. But by late afternoon I was dragging.

That’s not how it was for two followers of Jesus, though, as they retraced the seven-mile journey back to Jerusalem from the village of Emmaus.

Luke doesn’t tell us much about them, but earlier that day they were deeply engaged in discussing Jesus’ death and their surprise about his empty tomb. They didn’t even notice when Jesus himself quietly joined them on the road. Hearing their bewilderment, Jesus challenged their understanding about him, clarifying that the Messiah came to suffer and die before rising again to enter his glory. When they reached Emmaus, they invited Jesus in to eat. And in the breaking of the bread “their eyes were opened and they recognized him” as the risen Lord! Then Jesus suddenly vanished. Forgetting all fatigue, they jumped up and raced back to Jerusalem.

Following his resurrection, Jesus was full of surprises, and they advanced his purposes in fulfilling God’s plan of salvation. Even today, though we know some things about the final outcome of God’s plan, we can’t be sure of all the details. So let’s be sure to keep worshiping and serving him as he leads us by his Spirit.