My Walk To Emmaus
When I've been asked about my walk to Emmaus, the only response
that I could honestly give was this: I HAVE BEEN BLESSED!
No words, no emotion could ever explain the spiritual strength, hope and love
that has invaded my life, but I know now that God has special and awesome plans.. not only for
me, but for everyone, if we will accept His will for our lives.
I attended walk number 245 at Camp Sumatanga, which is just north
of Birmingham, Alabama. The three days that I spent there forever
changed my life and my love for God. I will never be the same.
The Emmaus Walk in not a Methodist thing, not a Baptist thing, but a God thing!
If you have never been on an Emmaus Walk and desire a closer relationship with God,
I strongly encourage you to seek out your local Emmaus Community, find a sponsor and GO!
You will not be disappointed, I promise! If you live in Alabama, you may
be interested invisiting the North Alabama Emmaus Community Website
What is the Walk to Emmaus?
The Walk to Emmaus is a spiritual renewal program
intended to strengthen the local church through
the development of Christian disciples and
leaders. The Walk to Emmaus experience begins with
a 72-hour short course in Christianity, comprised
of fifteen talks by lay and clergy on the themes
of God's grace, disciplines of Christian
discipleship, and what it means to be the church.
The course is wrapped in prayer and meditation,
special times of worship and daily celebration of
Holy Communion. The "Emmaus community," made up of
those who have attended an Emmaus weekend, support
the 72-hour experience with a prayer vigil, by
preparing and serving meals, and other acts of
love and self-giving. The Emmaus Walk usually
begins Thursday evening and concludes Sunday
evening. Men and women attend separate weekends.
During and after the three days, Emmaus leaders
encourage participants to meet regularly in small
groups. The members of the small groups challenge
and support one another in faithful living.
Participants seek to Christianize their
environments of family, job, and community through
the ministry of their congregations.
The Upper Room of The United Methodist Church sponsors
the Walk to Emmaus and offers it through local
Emmaus groups around the world. The three-day
Emmaus experience and the follow-up groups
strengthen and renew Christian people as disciples
of Jesus Christ and as active members of the body
of Christ in mission to the world.
Excerpted from What Is Emmaus, by Stephen Bryant Published by the Upper Room.
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