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Christ placed His hands upon the bread and

blessed it. And the eyes of the disciples were

opened.

The act of blessing the food, the sound of the

now familiar voice, the prints of the nails in

His hands, all proclaimed Him their beloved

Master.

For a moment they sat spellbound; then they

arose to fall at His feet and worship Him; but

He suddenly disappeared.

In their joy they forgot their hunger and

weariness. They left the meal untasted, and

hastened back to Jerusalem with the precious

message of a risen Saviour.

As they were relating these things to the

disciples, Christ Himself stood among them,

and, with hands uplifted in blessing, said:

“Peace be unto you.” Luke 24:36.

At first they were frightened; but when He

had shown them the prints of the nails in His