Abundant Love and Spiritual Gifts*

 

1On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." ... 6Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7Jesus said to them, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim. ... 9When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, ... the steward called the bridegroom 10and said to him, "Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now." 
                                                                                    John 2:1-11

Marriage Feast at Cana
Hieronymous Bosch, (1450-1516)
Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam
http://cgfa.dotsrc.org/bosch/p-bosch15.htm
 
 
 
 
Loving people live in a loving world.
Hostile people live in a hostile world.
Same world.
                                                                ~ Wayne Dyer
 
 
 
The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you,
the better you will hear what is sounding outside.
                                                                ~ Dag Hammarskjold
 
 
 
 
 
 
Betty (on the right) and I decided to wear our matching jackets
and fused glass necklaces to Book Club.
 
Virginia, 93, painted this on Friday.  She told me she would
finish it in her room and have it for me next week!
 
 
We had two spectacular flocked winter wonderland sub-zero mornings!!!
 
 
Dawn's first illumination ...
 
 
 
LOVE THE UNLOVABLE

Sometimes
loneliness manifests itself
as coldness
heartache as bitterness
frustration as meanness.

Why is it we seem to act the most unlovable
when we need to be loved the most?

Help me, Lord, to see
past coldness
past bitterness
past meanness
and into the hearts of those
who need to be loved the most!
 
                                                                        Alice Joyce Davidson
 
 
 
 
 
January 14, 2007    Epiphany 2    Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
 
Previous OPQs may be found at:      
                http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm
 
 
*A Spiritual Gift is an ability or prompting of the Holy Spirit, given to us freely, and is energized and empowered by God for His service.
  • In Romans 12 Paul lists the gifts as:prophesying, serving, teaching, encouraging, contributing, leadership and mercy
  • In I Corinthians 12, Paul includes: wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophesy, discernment, tongues, interpretation of tongues, helps and administration
  • In Ephesians 4 and I Corinthians 12 Paul lists five equipping positions in the church. These are: Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers.
 
 
Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein
The Wedding at Cana
 
Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org
 
 
http://cruzblanca.org/hermanoleon/
 

Isaiah 62:1-5
Psalm 36:5-10
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
John 2:1-11