John 2 - Jesus changes water to wine. The story of this wedding is actually about transformation. Yes, the water is transformed into wine, and we are transformed into people made in God's image and who reflect his glory by being fully alive.

SLIDES GEORGE READ IN OUR GATHERING:

So John is saying: you are here in a trinitarian universe not just for survival but for thriving. There is an overflow to everything, and this is about how to live with that overflow so new life is spilling over. It’s about joy, vitality, creativity, radiance, your heart bursting forth in love and service to self and other and for the world. -Alexander John Shaia

The glory of God is every person fully alive! -Saint Irenaeus

GRACE: “It’s the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person— having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful heart will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping.” - Unknown