Just Add Jesus

John 2:7-10

“Jesus said to the servants, ‘Fill the jars with water’; so they filled them to the brim.  Then he told them, ‘Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.’  They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, ‘Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.’ ”
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Weddings are a blessed event.  There is much joy, with many people celebrating the start of a new life where two become one.

At many wedding celebrations, the party and fun reach a crescendo late into the night, then start to wind down as everyone’s feet start to hurt from dancing and the bar starts to close.  But at this wedding at Cana, something is different.

Just when the evening should be wrapping up and the guests don’t care how bad the wine is or even what leftovers are sitting on the buffet, a newness enters the equation.  Imagine how this wine, which Jesus transformed from water, must have tasted.  When the Living Word, which also moved across the face of the Earth at its creation, makes some wine, you know it has to be good.

When we bring Jesus into the equation, especially when things may have gotten a little stale, that’s when we get our socks knocked off.

Dearest Lord 

There are times in our lives when we feel like there is something more.  We feel in our souls the need for a refreshing newness. 

We know, God, that when we ask Jesus to be present, He can do greater things than we can ever imagine, with the simplest of situations. 

Keep us mindful of the opportunity we always have to call on Jesus to renew our spirits. 

In His name we pray, 

Amen.