praises to the Almighty, who alone is worthy ..

yesterday ..
what a day

water into wine
rejoicing and celebration liable to loss because the wine had dried up ..
and Jesus, before his time, transforms water
   speaking to jewish ritual cleansing
into wine
celebratory stuff
perhaps speaking to movement away from lines in the sand
   clean vs. unclean
towards life, new life ..
speaking too to the wine of the communion table
speaking to ' i will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until i drink of it in my father's kingdom with you ' ..
speaking to the wine of sacrifice to follow
when blood is spilled for the shalom of the world
the price of redemption

... ..   .

and the Circle joined hands
and people spoke their hearts before each other and before God
asking for his intervention
praising him, who alone is worthy of praise, for blessings

and the bread is broken, the wine poured
and ' come to the Table; all are welcome '

and a run-down beaten-down depressed homeless man with alcohol in his veins
falls to his knees
and walks up to join in ' membership ' and association with the church that reached out to him in love, in Jesus' name

and my heart swells thick
swollen with the love of God

and the pastor said
' this is church ' or similar
and he was dead-on right-on in the zone

there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels over
one
soul that repents ..
ever wonder who's doing the rejoicing ?
  ?

may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ
the love of God
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit
be with you all ..

i'm in ..

shalom