How it works
The Bible tells of two friends of Jesus who walked from Jerusalem to the village of Emmaus, about seven miles away. It was Sunday, and they were sad, because Jesus had died three days before.
A traveler came up and walked beside them, but they could not tell who he was. Cleopas, one of the friends, told him all that had happened.
The traveler opened the scrolls and showed them what they said about himself. At Emmaus they begged him to stay, and at the table he took the bread, thanked God for it, broke it and gave each of them a piece.
Then their eyes were opened, and they knew him: it was Jesus! He was gone from their sight, and they ran back to Jerusalem that night to tell the others.