"What are you discussing as you walk along?"

Today’s Gospel (Luke 24:13-35) presents us with the familiar account of our Lord’s appearance to two disciples on the road to Emmaus on the first Easter afternoon: a passage that is read on Easter afternoons today.

At the very beginning of this encounter, our Lord asks the two disciples a simple question: "What are you discussing as you walk along?"

Our Lord asks us the same question.

What are we discussing as we walk along through life? What are the subjects of our conversations? What are the things on our mind?

Happy would we be if we can truthfully answer that we speak and think of Christ.