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| ps from ps “Softball pitch this Sunday” – Pastor Scott Hannon says to me as we contemplate life and faith together. What’s the text? – I ask him. “Wedding at Cana” – Scott replies. That’s a good one. Why do you say?. – I inquire. “Beginnings become endings. Endings become beginnings.” – He replies again. Then he picked up a piece of tape and held it in front of me. “A beginning and an ending right?” Yep, I said. Then he took the tape and stuck the two ends together to make a loop. “Same tape. But now – Beginnings become endings. Endings become beginnings.” In John’s gospel, Jesus, already in chapter 2, is at a wedding. Wine runs dry. His mom and others panic a bit. So Jesus turns som water into wine. What looked like a wedding coming to an end was now a wedding just beginning. What seems like fears just beginning became doubts ending as they were washed over by God’s miracles. We live a circular life. It’s not linear at all. Our birth to death cycle is only linear if you forget about the resurrection. Our fears driving us to despair are only linear if we lose hope in God’s provision. Our health concerns are only linear if we don’t allow for God’s healing. Our lostness is only linear if we discount the Holy Spirit’s guidance. Beginnings become endings. Endings become beginnings. May you see God’s power to turn water into wine again today. May you sense that the moment you are in right now isn’t linear at all. It’s a loop of tape. A loop of faith. A loop of hope. A loop of the miraculous.. Lord, thank you for cycling me through miracle after miracle. Amen Still in One Peace, ps |
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