In The Breaking Of The Bread

One can easily understand the dismay of the two disciples who walked the road to Emmaus, their home. (Lk 24: 13-35). Their hopes had been dashed with the death of Jesus.  It was over, no Messiah, no  glorious kingdom; how confusing this must have been.  When "the stranger" joins them in their walk and chides them for their foolishness and slowness to believe, he explains to them why things happened the way they did. A fire was ignited in them and they begged him to stay with them... It was during the meal and his breaking of the bread that their eyes were opened and they recognized this gesture from the Last Supper and made the connection to the sacrifice on the cross. Indeed, Jesus was alive as the holy women had said, and present in the breaking of the bread, a meal extended till the end of time.
We walk not the Road to Emmaus, but our daily walk with our family, friends and neighbors,  so close these days, demands listening and recognizing the presence of the Lord in them. They help make Jesus present to us as, we hope, we can make him present to them. We are forced to make a "spiritual communion" with our churches being closed, and in hope that our longing for communion with Jesus will again take place sacramentally, but in the meantime, may we remember that we are bread for one another and can have communion with him through them.
Bro. Rene