“Jesus himself stood among them” Luke 24:36
Three words beginning with “w” capture a sense of the Gospel reading. In Saint Luke Chapter 24 Verse 41, we are told that the disciples were still “wondering”; in Verses 44 and 46 Jesus talks to them about everything “written” about him; and in Verse 48 he tells them that they will be witnesses.
Wondering is a natural human reaction, questioning what we see and hear, considering what these things might mean.
The disciples would have wondered about Jesus’ life and ministry, what …