January 19, 2025
Choice Abundance at the Divine/Human Marriage The passage that we prayerfully reflect on during this weekend’s Eucharistic celebrations is a shift from Luke, a Gospel telling of a journey to Jerusalem, to the deep symbolism of John. The miracle of water to wine at Cana is a story about lack to abundance during a wedding and begins with a statement that reveals the progression of a truly divine story, “On the third day.” This statement triggers the spiritual trifold unfolding of beginning, the next step, and the eternal, and obviously hints at the new life of Jesus’ Resurrection that takes place on the third day. On the third day of this story, a human community of loved ones and friends gather to celebrate a committed union of love that hopes to give life that will give life that will give life, thus leading to the abundance of family legacy. But