LUKE 24:13–32
In the 1880s, French artist Georges Seurat introduced pointillism, using small dots of colour instead of brush strokes. His work was like groupings of individual dots, but when observed from a distance, the human eye blends the dots into brightly coloured portraits or landscapes.
The Bible’s complexity can leave us with a sense of dots on a canvas, like Cleopas and his friend on the road to Emmaus. They could not understand the tragic events of the Passover weekend, hoping Jesus would redeem Israel, but they had just witnessed His death.
A stranger, unfamiliar to them, accompanied them and helped them understand the suffering and death of their Messiah. Later, while eating a meal, they recognised Him as Jesus. He left mysteriously as He came.
Did they notice the dark dots left by the wounds made by the nails on His hands? We are uncertain. All we know is that if we link the suffering of Jesus with the Scriptures, we will witness a God who is infinitely more loving than we could ever comprehend.
📷: kschulze
