Gospel: John 2: 1-12
Everyone of us can imagine a wedding where a terrible faux pas has taken place or something has gone terribly wrong. It causes stress and it leads inevitably to conflicts among the wedding party, families, and guests. So just imagine being at this wedding in Cana of Galilee and the wine runs out. No greater calamity could befall a wedding feast than for the open bar to run out of libations. And yet that is what happens.
In providing wine for the wedding, Jesus prevents a great deal of embarrassment and conflict for everyone. What is more, this wine is better wine than what had been served previously, and its amount is so vast it will definitely never run out. Additionally, this wine is provided for everyone without discrimination. It is not a reserve vintage for a select few. The very best in provided for and made accessible to everyone.
If we have received the very best from God, it is for us to share our very best with others in the world as well. It is for us to make this abundance of God accessible to everyone. We must not exclude anyone or seek to prevent others from having access to this rich bounty. The fruits of the earth - the bounty of creation and the abundant grace of God is for everyone.
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