How we come to know Jesus: with our heart

Luke 24:
28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
29 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

Pastor Allen's third point:

We come to know Jesus with our heart.

For Pastor Allen to speak about the heart, the seat of passion, is like throwing Br'er Rabbit in the briar patch. Or for those too young to recognize that allusion, like requiring me to watch hours and hours of marching band contests - there's nothing I would rather do more. One of the things we all like best about Pastor Allen's preaching is his passion.

I like the icon above because it shows both phases of the Emmaus experience: the disciples on the road wiht Jesus, and later at table with him. I also like the English translation on it: "...our hearts gradually catching fire within us..."