19 April 2026

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Bible readings for today

• Acts 2:14a, 36-41
• Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19
• 1 Peter 1:17-23
• Luke 24:13-35
  
  

Liturgical Colour: WHITE

Collect

Jesus, we believe you; 
all we heard is true. 
You break the bread, we recognise you, 
you are the fire that burns within us; 
use us to light the world. 
Hear this prayer for your love’s sake. 
Amen. 
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E Īhu, e pono ana mātou ki a koe; 
he pono ngā kōrero kua rangona. 
I te whatinga o te taro; ka mātau mātou ko koe pū tēnā, 
na konā ka mumura te ahi i roto i a mātou; 
whakamahia tēnei whakaaro hei māramatanga i te ao. 
Whakarongo ki tēnei īnoi i runga i tōu aroha. 
Āmine. 

Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35)

Today's story looks at Jesus appearing to his disciples on the road to Emmaus.

Reflection questions

• What was your favorite part of the story?
• Why did you like that part?
• Why do you think Jesus appeared to these two disciples?
• Why do you think the two disciples didn’t recognise Jesus at first?
• How do we see Jesus in our lives today?
• Tell us about a time you recogised Jesus in your life recently?
• What at do you think God might be saying to us through this story?

Family reflection

For this creative prayer exercise you will need a piece of bread to share in pairs or as a family

• Read: Luke 24:30-31
• After Jesus rose from the dead he met two disciples who were sad and confused about what had happened. They only recognised him when he shared bread with them.
• Think about your day; where have you been? What have you done?
• What you have seen or heard? And who you have met? 
• Where have you recognised Jesus today? ​
• Tell the others about this as you take the bread and tear it in two. 

Every step Song

A song from Worship for Everyone
Nick and Becky Drake, from Worship for Everyone, have put out a beautiful song that ties in well with today's story.

Lyric version of the song on YouTube

Acoustic version of the song on YouTube

Every Step
With me, God is with me
Yes He’s with me every step
With me, God is with me
Yes He’s with me every step
I know God is with me every step I go
I know God is with me every step

With you, God is with you
Yes He’s with you every step
With you, God is with you
Yes He’s with you every step
I know God is with you every step you go
I know God is with you every step

Oh the love of God
Is with me every day
Every step I take
He will lead me on
Into His perfect plan
Walking hand in hand

With us, God is with us
Yes He’s with us every step
With us, God is with us
Yes He’s with us every step
I know God is with us every step we go
I know God is with us every step
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Nick and Becky Drake
© 2018 Worship For Everyone. CCLI Number: 7122275
Source: Worship For Everyone

Visio Lectio

A visual resource from Rev. Sarah West, as part of the Visio Lectio art project from the Diocese of Auckland
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Comic strip

What you need
Either: A copy of the comic strip for each person or print a giant copy to colour together as a family or small group, plus stuff to colour/decorate with.
-- hand drawn by Rev Annette Cater, from the Anglican Diocese of Wellington

What to do
Colour it in. Decorate it.
How to use
​You might like to post it to a friend. Have a colouring competition, enlarge it and make a giant poster, project onto a wall and use it to make a mural on a wall/sheet.

Emmaus - Seeing Jesus

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Who am I? A game for older children

What you need
White sticky labels and a vivid

Preparation
On the labels (you will need one per child) write the names of famous people. They could be cartoon characters (sponge bob) or actors (Daniel Radcliffe) or even biblical characters (Mary). The only thing you need to remember is that the children will need to know the names that you pick. So Roy Orbison may not be a good one to use!
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What to do

• Don’t let the children see the labels. Get them to sit in a circle and close their eyes.
• Tell them you are going to put a label on the back of each of them.
• When you have finished, tell them that the object of the game is for each of them to figure out what their name is without peeking at their label. Tell them they can ask other people questions about their person, but that people can only answer yes or no.
• An example of a good question would be ‘Am I a girl?’
• An example of a bad question would be ‘Am I a boy or a girl?’
• To make it harder, you could give them a time limit!

​Who am I? A game for younger children

Preparation
You will need to collect pictures of famous people, cartoon characters, etc. You will also need cardboard big enough to entirely cover the largest of your pictures
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What to do

• Get the children to sit in front of you. Hold up the cardboard in front of one of the pictures. Ask the children to guess what the picture is. Reveal a bit of the picture, see if they can guess now. Keep revealing a bit of the picture until they get it.
• Challenge them to see how few guesses it takes them to guess a picture.
• Repeat with the rest of the pictures you have chosen.

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