Did he recognize the Stranger yet?

" I love the mystery of this rendition of the record of the "stranger" on the road to Emmaus. This Jesus wallpaper shows the mystery of the veiled figure of Christ as well as the inquisitive nature of the disciple.

Has the man recognized his visitor yet? "

The quote and this painting above are from a website i found recently.

What struck my mind was the last sentence the person wrote in the description of that wallpaper..
"Has the man recognized his visitor yet ?"


Hmm..
Recognition.
What can recognition mean?

If you call a person by any other name than his, you are not recognizing him.
Either you have failed to recognize him, or you are pretending to not recognize him.

And why should there be any pretense in recognition?
Why should you want to not recognize someone else?
Maybe Someone has hurt you in the past. So you don't wanna talk to him.
Maybe Someone has been trying to get your attention. For whatever reason.
But YOU don't wanna pay attention. For some definite reason. Let's hope it's a definite AND logical reason.
Because these days, all some people are doing is escaping from reason.


If you tell someone on the phone that he/she does not exist (imagine That in real life.), and you don't hear that Person reply. the Person doesn't reply but all you can hear is the noise in the background..

If the Person doesn't reply, will he/she stop existing?

Your denial of his existence will actually take his existence away from him.
Really?
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It's time for me to recognise the Stranger at the table.
Look at the other fellow's expression at that table in the painting.

Shock? Surprise? Don't want to believe?


" He was executed on that cross! "

Will the person who saw Jesus at the table, believe in His existence?
Just because he saw Him, or because he heard Him too?

How do you recognize someone?
Will you trust your eyes or will you trust what you heard Him speak?