Episode Transcript
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John’s Gospel says of Jesus when He turned the water into wine,
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“He let his glory be seen,
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and his disciples believed in him.”
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This is His first miracle
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but I must admit, had I been there,
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I would have been thinking that this was some kind of trick.
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I would have been checking out those jars for secret compartments.
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Yet, no-one perceived this as a trick.
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It was a divine sign.
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Even the disciples believed in Him.
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They go from followers to believers
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all within two chapters.
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I’m thinking that it is because of the presence of Mary.
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She instigates the moment.
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Imagine what living with Mary, Joseph and Jesus must have been like.
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I’m not saying that they were extraordinary in their life in their community
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however, they must have given a sense that there was something about them.
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Some of their community had travelled to Jerusalem with them
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when the lost Jesus was later found at the temple
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stunning the learned.
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That wouldn’t have been usual for a twelve year old boy.
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Joseph falls from the story,
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but Mary remains as the one who knew more about Jesus
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than He may have known Himself.
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As a convert to the Catholic faith myself,
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I have found that the relationship with Mary we Catholics have,
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draws us to a closer relationship with Jesus Christ.
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There is wisdom in seeking the prayers of the one
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who was in on the truth about the truth,
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even before Jesus was conceived.
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Our place in Mary and Jesus’ family,
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gives us trust and insight into a divine human
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who is not out to impress us with tricks,
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but to be the very presence of God in our midst.
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The one who brings new wine.
