water to wine

There has been a Lenten discussion series at our church which I have been attending. The series is based on readings by C.S. Lewis and the group leader encourages us to focus on where the readings "intersect with our lives." Unfortunately sometimes the discussions seem to focus more on what the participants disagree with in the readings than how they intersect with our lives.

However last evening I was really touched by something the leader said. It was not even related to the readings. However the leader (a retired pastor) was lamenting that too often Sunday sermons do not speak to the heart of the listener. When the sermon doesn't speak to our heart we don't see how the epistle or gospel "intersect with our lives." He gave this example: "When we hear the gospel lesson of Christ changing the water into wine at the marriage feast at Cana, too often the sermon focuses on things such as the history of Jewish wedding feasts or the fact that it was Christ's first public miracle. What is missed is that this miracle speaks to how Christ can transform our lives. It is a miracle of transformation and the message to us is that Christ can transform our lives."

I've probably heard that gospel 100 times and I never heard that message, that promise.

In recovery the promise to us is that Christ can and will transform our lives!
Are you feeling that miracle??
Blessings-Penny