The Road to Emmaus

Once, there was a man, who in the idle times of his days, penned a fanciful story. His writing of the tale (a novel, in fact) was kept secret by him, and he published it under a pseudonym. The book at once grew to great popularity, to the very point at which his own family came by it and read it. Consequently, the author happened upon two of his sons discussing the book, its characters, plot, meaning, and the like. He smiled inwardly to hear some of the misconstructions they made concerning it. Therefore, he sat down and began to explain the characters to a great depth and the plot to its fullest degree. And they were amazed at his understanding and wondered at the beauty and coherence of his explanation, until finally he smiled and asked: “Why are you so surprised? Should not the author be the one most acquainted with his work?”

So indeed must it have been on the road to Emmaus, when the Christ taught the two disciples the meaning of His Scriptures. For who is more acquainted with the mystery of our salvation than the Divine Author Himself?

The Reason--The Cause

There are reasons for all things, for great matters and trifling ones; but God is not so beholden to mankind that He must give man the knowledge of them. Let it suffice us that, at the Beginning of all things, there is but One Cause, Who is also the Sustenance and the End of all things.