If it were up to us, we’d fall into relational passivity in our relationship with God. But, thankfully, God pursues us and reveals Himself so that we can have a relationship with Him. And we see this vividly in the post-Resurrection appearances of Jesus. The Risen Lord pursues people, and calls us to respond in faith. In our passage, we see how Jesus engages two of His followers, and how He elicits a response of faith from them.