These last few weeks, I've been feeling like I'm being written in the middle of a book...let me explain. There are some books that I've read over the years that are real page-turners; when one chapter is done, you just can't bear to wait another minute to start the next. Sometimes I finish a chapter and find myself completely unsure what the next page holds. Other time, I linger over the last chapter, not wanting to go on, because what was previously written was so rich and sweet. I have recently been lingering over my last chapter, even though I'm already a few words into the next one. My recent move has so displaced me that I feel unsure of what lies ahead, but I'm sure that each word written will work together to create an amazing story. But I still can't believe the last chapter is over...there are still tears if I linger too long over those pages.
But the other morning, I found my way to my back porch with my coffee and the gospel of John. I casually read over Jesus' first miracle at Cana. Then I read it over again, and something in those words came very alive. I pictured myself holding a glass of water, a 'nothing special' glass of water, when suddenly the water turns to wine. Nothing shaken, nothing stirred...it just changed! How amazing that would be, whether or not you like wine!! The very nature of the liquid was transformed through no work or power of its own. Then, I thought of my life; at this point in my story, I'm back to a very simple life...wife, mother, daughter...it feels like a pretty 'nothing special' chapter right now. But if Jesus is able to transform a glass of water into something completely different, it can't be outside the realm of possibility that He can do something within this vessel, like He has done so many times before. And the miracle at the wedding wasn't for the benefit of the water jars that held the water; it was done for the benefit of all those present on that day...and I remembered that, although this story may be telling the journey of my life, it isn't really about me...it's about all those around me, and helping them see the Miracle-working Author and Finisher of my faith!
