Second Sunday after Epiphany January 14, 2007
Scripture	John 2:1-11 2 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 6 Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.” So they took it. 9 When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11 Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
Devotional	John’s gospel affirms that Jesus’ first miracle takes place at a wedding feast in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ ministry is about celebration. The mother of Jesus said to him. “They have no wine.” What is Mary really saying? The end of the celebration is about to take place. There is no real hope left. The celebration is over without more wine. Water becomes wine for those who awaken to divine possibility. To those who awaken to the abundance of God’s grace, there is a totally new beginning. Could we be like the steward? The steward does not have any idea of what is happening in the story. He seems to be in the dark and unaware of the miracle that has taken place. We can become so involved in our own little world and problems, that we miss the miracles taking place around us each day. If only, we could experience the mystery and miraculous gifts of God like Jean-Pierre de Caussade. "It is the nature of abandonment always to lead a mysterious life, and to receive great and miraculous gifts from God by means of the most ordinary things, things that may be natural, accidental, or that seem to happen by chance, and in which there seems no other agency than the ordinary course of the ways of the world, or of the elements."      (Jean-Pierre de Caussade, "Abandonment to Divine Providence") How would our spiritual life be different if we were more aware of the miracle happening around us? Prayer: Lord, you perform miracles in ordinary things each day. Make us more aware of the miracles in our life and world.