Hungry

"While they were still incredulous for joy and were amazed, he asked them, 'Have you anything here to eat?' They gave him a piece of baked fish; he took it and ate it in front of them. " - Luke 24:41-43

It's been a long three days for Jesus - we don't know exactly what went on, but I'm sure someday we will. However, Jesus isn't asking for food because he's hungry, but rather to relate to his disciples on a very human level. A ghost (as they would have imagined one) wouldn't have a need to eat - nor could it. But Jesus is different - and just like he has before, he's providing a silent testament to his disciples about what he is - flesh. And while they may still have had some doubt, some reservation - there isn't mention of that after he eats in front of them. A very human, very physical act.

And because of that, we too can come to believe, to understand, to trust in his life, death and resurrection.