In this podcast, Rev. John Hilley explores Luke 24:13-27. It is there in verse 20 when the disciples said: “we had hoped he would be the one to redeem Israel.” There’s a crucial line in there that’s easy to miss. Will Willimon pointed it out. “We had hoped.”
In this passage, Jesus seems to be coming at the disciples. We had hoped. Is Jesus anti-hope? No, but in the exchange the risen Jesus has with his disciples it is good to look at our hopes. He is against “false hope.” He is our true hope. Such a true hope takes action, here, now.
Nate Strasser and flutist Max Dvorin provide the music for today’s episode with their rendition of “Bread for the World”.