John 1-2<\/a><\/p>\nDaily Thought<\/h2>\n
\u201cIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God\u201d (John 1:1); thus, John opens the curtain of his Gospel echoing the first words of the Bible, \u201cIn the beginning God\u201d (Genesis 1:1), because Jesus was there at the beginning because Jesus is God. Jesus, with his Father and Spirit, holy Trinity, spoke our world into existence and, with each creative Word, declared, \u201cIt is good\u201d (Genesis 1:4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25). It continued to be good until God created man, and it was \u201cnot good that the man should be alone\u201d (Genesis 2:18), and woman was formed and there came a wedding. and with that, a celebration, \u201cIt was very good\u201d (Genesis 1:31), the grand finale of Creation.<\/p>\n
It is no surprise, then, a wedding is the scene of the first miracle. \u201cOn the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee\u201d (John 2:1), but \u201cthe wine ran out, and the mother of Jesus said to him, \u2018They have no wine\u2019\u201d (John 2:3), to which Jesus responded, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? (John 2:4). It has everything to do with Jesus. In Creation, God filled the earth with \u201cevery tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food\u201d (Genesis 2:9), enough for every one to feast, but now there is not enough and it is not good and must be made good again. So Jesus took six water jars, “each holding twenty or thirty gallons\u201d (John 2:6), and turned water into wine, and \u201cthe master of the feast called the bridegroom\u00a0and said to him, \u2018Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now\u2019\u201d (John 2:9-10). It was very good.<\/p>\n
This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him. ~John 2:11<\/i><\/p>\n
This is Jesus, \u201cthe Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth\u201d (John 1:14). Our lesson is learned from his mother, who, when the wine ran out, turned to the servants and said, \u201cDo whatever he tells you\u201d (John 2:5).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nDaily Prayer<\/h2>\n
King of kings and Lord of lords, Maker of the heavens and earth, the First and the Last, Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. You have made all things and in You all things hold together.<\/p>\n
What a wonderful world made by a Wonderful Maker, but we no longer knew You. The wine ran out, and then You became flesh, human, one of us. Creator took the form of creation, so we could know You and it will be very good again.<\/p>\n
Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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