Christ visited the Disciples

Gospel

Luke 24:35-48

It is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead

The disciples told their story of what had happened on the road and how they had recognised Jesus at the breaking of bread.

    They were still talking about all this when Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you!’ In a state of alarm and fright, they thought they were seeing a ghost. But he said, ‘Why are you so agitated, and why are these doubts rising in your hearts? Look at my hands and feet; yes, it is I indeed. Touch me and see for yourselves; a ghost has no flesh and bones as you can see I have.’ And as he said this he showed them his hands and feet. Their joy was so great that they still could not believe it, and they stood there dumbfounded; so he said to them, ‘Have you anything here to eat?’ And they offered him a piece of grilled fish, which he took and ate before their eyes.

    Then he told them, ‘This is what I meant when I said, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, in the Prophets and in the Psalms has to be fulfilled.’ He then opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and he said to them, ‘So you see how it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that, in his name, repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses to this.’

Reflection

In Luke 24:35-48, the risen Jesus meets the disciples where they are—in fear, confusion, and longing for understanding. He invites them to examine the tangible reality of his wounds, to touch and see, and to recognize that the crucified one is truly alive. Through this encounter, Jesus reveals how Scripture points to a suffering and rising Messiah and commissions the disciples to carry the message of repentance and forgiveness to all nations. The core movement is not simply belief in a miracle, but a transformation of perception: from fear to peace, from doubt to witness, from isolation to mission. When we encounter the risen Christ in prayer, Scripture, and the life of the church, we are invited into the same mission—to proclaim repentance and forgiveness in his name, beginning where we are, and to become witnesses who confirm the truth of God’s redemptive work in the world.

Reflection Question

How does today’s encounter with the risen Christ challenge me to move from fear or doubt toward witness and mission in my own daily life?

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank you for the gift of your risen Son, who meets us in our fears and doubts with grace and truth. Open our minds to understand your Scriptures, fill our hearts with peace, and empower us to bear witness to the forgiveness and hope found in Jesus. Help us to live as faithful witnesses, starting in our own communities, until your name is proclaimed to all nations. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.