What does it take for our eyes to be opened? Every day, a man laboriously walks down Main Street in town. With great difficulty but graceful determination, he places one foot in front of the other, uses a crudely made staff for support, and walks. His pace is slow, but he walks. What does he hope to see? Where does he want to go? What does he find?

We all walk through life. The type of "walking" that life requires is not always physical but is most assuredly emotional and spiritual. We walk, we look, we encounter and we seek. How we do these things and what we actually find is determined by what we carry and what we allow ourselves to discover along the way.

If walking is too challenging for us, we may choose to isolate and stay alone. If we are afraid to walk, we may become overly dependent on others providing for us and abandon the journey. We can walk and pay attention only to what is in front of our feet and never notice the immensity of what is happening around us.

The road is never the same twice. The journey is always different. What kinds of things do you notice as you walk through life?

It seems that the disciples on the Road to Emmaus missed a lot at first. We do as well. We are called to walk with purpose, to listen, and to notice things that may not at first be apparent.

We have to allow the One who has a special claim on our soul to enlighten, instruct and inspire us. The incarnate mystery of God is pulsating in and through all of creation where the presence of the Word who became flesh can be discovered. He has been with us all along. How could we have missed Him?

Our journey brings us back to the breaking of the bread and something begins to stir within us. We begin to understand and things look differently. Bread, body, wine and blood bring us to see that everyone and everything is a "Eucharistic" encounter. We become what we eat and we see what we eat. We continue to walk. Our eyes are now opened and we recognize Him. Our hearts burn. Stay with us. Please stay with us.

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