What You Talkin' About?

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by: Denise Robinson

04/25/2024

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"What you talkin' about Willis?" was a famous line from a forgettable sitcom that aired more than a few years ago. But if we drop the "Willis," it's the question that Jesus asks the two men walking away from Jerusalem and to Emmaus as told in Luke 24. The scene takes place on a Sunday (the one we know as Easter), and the two men are walking along lost in their thoughts of what had happened to Jesus that week. They were focused on the arrest, crucifixion, and burial. They had placed their hopes in Jesus and it now seems it's all over. Suddenly a stranger (Jesus actually!) starts walking beside them. 
Seeing their depression and confusion, Jesus opens the conversation by asking them, "What's wrong?" The men answer, "Don't you know what has happened," and that's where Jesus asks the question of the day: "What you talkin' about?" The men are astonished at the question. How can't Jesus know? Well, of course, Jesus knew. He just wanted them say it, to get it out in the open. Because only then could the problem be defined and examined. 
I wonder if sometimes when we're angry or depressed or worried (or just in a mood), if Jesus isn't trying to prompt us with the question, "What are you angry or depressed or worried about?" There are times, I think, when getting our problems out of our heads and saying them out loud helps us see them for what they are, and then we can seek help in dealing with them. 
On the road to Emmaus, Jesus listened as these two men poured out their hearts. "We thought he (Jesus) was THE one, the one we'd been waiting for." After they shared their pain and confusion, Jesus continued to walk with them and speak with them ... and, in the end, revealed himself to them. It turns out he was the One after all and, at the end of the conversation, the two men turned around and returned to Jerusalem. 
Have you ever considered that there have been times in your life when God was quite right in front of your face and you ignored him because you were too busy or preoccupied to see him? I think I have. That's why daily time with God is so important and why spending time in scripture and meditation brings us to the truth that God is with us and asking us, "What you thinkin' about?" or "What you worried about?" and prompting us to talk to him. What do you need to talk to God about today?
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"What you talkin' about Willis?" was a famous line from a forgettable sitcom that aired more than a few years ago. But if we drop the "Willis," it's the question that Jesus asks the two men walking away from Jerusalem and to Emmaus as told in Luke 24. The scene takes place on a Sunday (the one we know as Easter), and the two men are walking along lost in their thoughts of what had happened to Jesus that week. They were focused on the arrest, crucifixion, and burial. They had placed their hopes in Jesus and it now seems it's all over. Suddenly a stranger (Jesus actually!) starts walking beside them. 
Seeing their depression and confusion, Jesus opens the conversation by asking them, "What's wrong?" The men answer, "Don't you know what has happened," and that's where Jesus asks the question of the day: "What you talkin' about?" The men are astonished at the question. How can't Jesus know? Well, of course, Jesus knew. He just wanted them say it, to get it out in the open. Because only then could the problem be defined and examined. 
I wonder if sometimes when we're angry or depressed or worried (or just in a mood), if Jesus isn't trying to prompt us with the question, "What are you angry or depressed or worried about?" There are times, I think, when getting our problems out of our heads and saying them out loud helps us see them for what they are, and then we can seek help in dealing with them. 
On the road to Emmaus, Jesus listened as these two men poured out their hearts. "We thought he (Jesus) was THE one, the one we'd been waiting for." After they shared their pain and confusion, Jesus continued to walk with them and speak with them ... and, in the end, revealed himself to them. It turns out he was the One after all and, at the end of the conversation, the two men turned around and returned to Jerusalem. 
Have you ever considered that there have been times in your life when God was quite right in front of your face and you ignored him because you were too busy or preoccupied to see him? I think I have. That's why daily time with God is so important and why spending time in scripture and meditation brings us to the truth that God is with us and asking us, "What you thinkin' about?" or "What you worried about?" and prompting us to talk to him. What do you need to talk to God about today?
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