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Deacon’s Beacon
Peace be with you.
This is the greeting the apostles heard in the upper room behind locked doors in fear of the Jews. Jesus showed them proof as to who he was by the showing of his hands and side. This is the greeting that Thomas heard behind locked doors when he was in doubt. The proof this time was the touching of the wounds of Christ. Today the disciples who encountered Jesus on their way to Emmaus now encounter him again in Jerusalem. Jesus once again stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” Every time people encountered Jesus after his rising from the dead, it is mentioned that he stood in their midst. This is not a position you would find a dead person in. Because of this the disciples were confused as to whether this was a ghost or not. They were in fear, startled and terrified. Jesus asks of them, “Why are you troubled?” “Why do questions arise in your hearts?” After their minds were opened to understand the scriptures, they became witnesses to Christ’s suffering, rising form the dead, and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all nations in his name. – BAR
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