My attention is drawn to how Jesus chooses to perform this miracle. He could have simply made the wine from nothing, but he involves the servers who fill the jars to the brim with water. He takes the ordinary and transforms it into the extraordinary. It is a foreshadowing of His taking bread and wine which becomes his Body and Blood. The familiar and ordinary becomes the Real Presence.
Does Jesus not do this with us? Water, bread, and wine are ordinary, and of this world. We, too, are tied to this world and have our deficits, weaknesses, and blind spots. We have finite knowledge and insight into the Divine. Yet Jesus takes each of us and breathes life into our souls. Through Baptism, we are washed clean of original sin. Through Reconciliation, we are absolved of our sins and renewed. Through the Eucharist, we receive Jesus Himself and His abundant graces.
We, like the servers, are asked to do our part in God’s plan. Through God’s Providence, we are each given different gifts to fulfill His plan. As St. Paul notes, “To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit.” Our challenge is to recognize these gifts and to be ever mindful that they are given to us from God for a purpose.
--Ann Corkery
Image source: Timothy Schmalz, Wedding at Cana, https://www.sculpturebytps.com/portfolio_page/wedding-at-cana/
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