We have been reflecting on the Wedding Feast at Cana where Jesus performed his first miracle (Jn 2:1-11). He turned ordinary water into an overabundance of the finest wine.

Wine symbolizes joy! Jesus wants you to know abundant and fruitful joy in your marriage. In the last two posts, we have looked at ways to receive the grace that Jesus wants to pour into your marriage.

Just as there were six stone jars at Cana, we propose that there are six “jars” which we need to fill with water (our efforts) so that Jesus can turn it into wine.

We have discussed the first and second stone jars: “Follow Christ” and “Read Scripture.” This week we will “fill” the third stone jar: “Receive the Eucharist.”

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We have been reflecting on the Wedding Feast at Cana where Jesus performed his first miracle (Jn 2:1-11). He turned ordinary water into an overabundance of the best wine.

Wine symbolizes joy! Jesus wants you to know abundant and fruitful joy in your marriage. Last week, we began to look at ways to receive the grace that Jesus wants to pour into your marriage.

Just as there were six stone jars at Cana, we propose that there are six “jars” which we need to fill with water (our efforts) so that Jesus can turn it into wine.

Last week, we discussed the first stone jar: “Follow Christ.” This week we will focus on the second of the stone jar: “Read Scripture.”

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Last week, we looked at Jesus’ first miracle at the Wedding Feast at Cana (Jn 2:1-11). We learned that Jesus wants you to know abundant and fruitful joy in your marriage. He wants to lavish grace upon you. This week, we begin to look at ways to receive that grace in your marriage.

In order to make wine, Jesus asks the servants to fill the jars with water. He is waiting to turn our water into wine. We propose that there are six “jars” which we need to fill with water (our efforts) so that Jesus can turn it into wine. Jesus wants to bless us with an overabundance of His grace so that our marriages are an image of His unbreakable covenant with His people.

The six stone jars that we offer for your consideration are:

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Jesus performed His first miracle at the Wedding Feast at Cana. He turned water into wine! He turned lots of water into lots of wine! He wants to do the same for your marriage. He wants you to know abundant and fruitful joy in your marriage. He wants to lavish grace upon you. So how do you receive that grace in your marriage? To help answer that question, let’s take a close look at the biblical account of the wedding feast at Cana. Here we can learn three important lessons:

1. Marriage is a sacrament,
2. God wants to pour abundant grace upon your marriage, and
3. Obedience is the key to receiving grace.

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                 Book Review

Men, Women and the Mystery of Love: Practical Insights from John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility, by Edward Sri. Servant Books: Cincinnati, OH, 2007. 165 pages. ISBN: 0867168404. Reviewed by Dennis L. Wingfield.

To assist in our ministry to couples with troubled marriages, we were looking for a concise and easy-to-read book which would help couples understand the wonderful teachings of John Paul II on marriage and relationships. Sri’s book, Men, Women and the Mystery of Love: Practical Insights from John Paul II’s Love and Responsibility, fittingly addresses this need.

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