Water
into Wine
“Why
do we consider
walking
on water or
changing
water into wine
more
miraculous
than
our next breath
that
repeats its miracle
fifteen
to twenty times
every
minute.”
Jerry
Wright (A Mystical Path Less Followed, p.117; Chiron Publications, Asheville,
NC, 2021)
On my
walk this morning, I spent time with the magnificent trees on Clairmont. The
oaks are incredibly old and tall, and even though they live on a busy street
with lots of car exhausts puffing out toxins, they seem to thrive. I pass one
massive Magnolia tree that spreads its branches over the sidewalk. Someone has
trimmed away just enough to allow a small adult to walk underneath if she bows
just a little. And I do—to the great mother earth who provides such beauty.
As
Jerry Wright says in the piece above, why is it that we see walking on water as
a miracle and not the existence right here among us of so many incredible examples
of creation? Why the changing of water into wine and not the changing of the
seasons and the changing of the flowers into fruit? Is it because we take these
provisions for granted?
Anyone
with A-fib will tell you that the normal beating of a heart, the proper rhythm
and pace, is purely miraculous. As is your steady in-breath and out-breath
without thought. Ask any diabetic how miraculous it is when one has a healthy pancreas
that excretes the exact amount of insulin needed. Or, someone who just slept
a normal 8-hours, how much their healthy circadian rhythms mean to them. Our
bodies are a living miracle every minute of every day. The fact that they
continue to function within the narrow limits of equilibrium without our paying the least bit of attention is amazing. And sitting here on my morning porch, the simple act of
opening my eyes and seeing what is before me and all around me is as great a
miracle as the transfiguration. I bow in gratitude.
Today,
look for the miraculous within and all around you. Bask in the sacredness of ordinary life. Your being here is a miracle. Give thanks.
In
the Spirit,
Jane
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