“Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?” These words, sadly, depict an adventure rarely experienced by Christians today. When Cleopas and his companion began their seven-mile journey from Jerusalem to Emmaus, they hardly seemed to be likely candidates for a life-changing encounter with the risen Messiah. Their journey, at the beginning, must have been drudgery. Their faith, that just a week before had seemed so vibrant,