This session suggests two scriptures, which I suppose will be parallels from Luke's and Mark's gospels:
Luke 24:36-49
Mk 16:14-18
This is the last session for this step, so I'll break it into a couple pieces over the remaining days of the week.
As they were saying this, Jesus himself stood among them. But they were startled and frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And he said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? - (Lk 24:36-38)
I hope the two who'd just returned in haste from Emmaus weren't as troubled as the rest, since they'd just been privileged to spend some time with him. As for the rest, Jesus' question seems a little silly. "Why are you troubled? It's just me, risen from the dead! What's the problem?" I imagine that I'd have had my share of trouble and questioning in my heart, too! But he immediately takes steps to reassure them that he is not merely a ghost or a figment of their imaginations.
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