Today I have read the exciting story of the two men walking to the village Emmaus, seven miles out of Jerusalem. They were talking about everything that had happened. They were quite confused and perplexed by what had taken place. It was certainly not in line with their expectations. They had been stirred by a prophetic hope and was looking forward to an imminent release of the people of God from the godless influence of the secular powers of society and a fulfilment of prophetic promises. But their hope had been shattered. They could not explain why things had turned out the way they had.

The good thing, however, was that they were walking together and walking together. It is so deer to have someone to walk with and talk with. During the 45 years I have been in ministry I have had many disappointments and broken hopes. Often I have had no answer nor seen any way forward. But I have often had friends to talk with. I have been walking along the shores of Lista, I have been walking in the forest at Gulset, I have been walking on the mountains around Bergen, – with close friends, opening my heart, sharing my burdens and airing my doubts and questions.

I have had the same experience as the two friends walking to Emmaus had. As they were walking and taking together, Jesus himself came along and joined them and began walking beside them. He was asking them questions and proceeding to explaining the prophetic Scriptures for them. During their dialogue he opened their minds to understand the Scripture. This is exactly what I have experienced when I have been walking and talking with some friends during times of distress and confusion. As we have been sharing our hearts Jesus has been the invisible partner in our conversation. Over and over again Jesus has brought clarity and insight as well as revelation to us when we have walking and talking together in peaceful surroundings in the countryside.

When believers talk together Jesus will always come along and join in the conversation. We may not see him with our eyes or hear him with our ears, but his precious presence will be with us and he will open our minds to understand his will written in the Scripture.

The enemy is separating friends by keeping them too busy to take a walk and talk together about their concerns and differences. If he succeeds in keeping us away from each other he has a better chance of causing us to become suspicious and even question one another's motives and integrity. The best medicine to cure confusion is walking in the light together and sharing hearts in frank talk.