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Graced to see grace
It is the servants who witness the miracle, not the guests. The ones who are invited to do the work, to participate in sharing God’s grace.
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What the wedding at Cana reveals about us
In preparing to preach on the wedding at Cana story, we have several options, but always present is Jesus’s economics.
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Serving the best stuff—for Epiphany 2C
In the wedding feast at Cana, we see Jesus’s first miracle; but it is a curious one. It sets a tone for what kind of miracle-worker he is.
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Prudence is not as virtuous as generosity
There is a common perception that we be smart with money — and that poverty is evidence of stupidity. The real virtue is generosity.
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The Good Wine
When Jesus keeps the wine flowing at the wedding party, we get a chance to adjust our expectations in a surprising way.
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He’s not saving the good wine
Jesus famously turns water into wine. But the greatness of the miracle is not that he can do it. But that he does.
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Vessels of divine love and grace
The Epiphany is not just the celebration of some dudes bringing presents. It’s the revelation that God’s grace is suitable for all of us.
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Exuberant Generosity
The miracle at the wedding at Cana isn’t the most important part of the story. It’s what Jesus shows us about God’s dream for the world. Making enough into enough Epiphany 2C | John 2:1-11 When I first served at a table alone as a priest, it was the kind of weekday mass we do…