When Delay Becomes Delight

You would think that after the resurrection, Jesus would have been in a frenzied rush to show Himself alive to as many people as fast as possible. You would think that Jesus would have hurried from place to place, town to town, drawn a crowd, gathered his followers, and released them like a pack of hungry wolves upon a hurting world desperate to know the truth of His victory over death. But Jesus doesn't do that. In fact, He does the exact opposite. He walks with two of his followers, several miles away, stirring their hearts with the truth of scripture but never fully revealing His identity to them until hours later when they'd reached their destination. Why? Why take them on such a journey? Why such a delay? Why take so long and take them so far before finally revealing who He is? Could it be that our demand for immediacy has dulled our appetite for real connection? That in prioritizing output, we’ve neglected the kind of slow, unfolding experiences that have the power to transform us?