Sunday, July 27, 2014

Why couldn't Jesus have changed water into Margaritas?

Hello,

So here's a little confession of mine. I don't really like Wine. I can drink it every now and then. It's gotta be really sweet and fruity. I do like a good Sangria. Occasionally people will serve a wine that I like, but very rarely do I ever have a second glass.

I have discovered that I do enjoy a sparkling wine. Maybe it's a texture thing. Maybe it's because it's a 'fun' wine.  I do like champagne.

It's almost embarrassing when I go out to dinner and people ask if I want a glass. In truth, I would hardly even know what to order. I can't very well ask if they have the $4.97 sparkling wine that I like from Wal-Mart.

Last month we went to a Winery for a Happy Hour. It was a lovely place. I enjoyed my time there, but I had no idea what to order. I would have been happy with an iced tea. Honestly, wine is wasted on me. And I'm okay with that.

I did enjoy a Moscato that Ms. Carol had for me the last time I was there. I got a bottle and I drank it. It took me a long time to finish it. I tried another bottle a couple of weeks ago. I liked the label. It had Flip-Flop in the name. Yeah, it was Horrible. I threw in some peaches to give it flavor, and that didn't help. I had one glass and threw it out.

Over the years people have given me bottles of wine as a gift. What they should do is give me a cork screw and a topper. Until recently I didn't own either. I still don't own a cork screw. My sparkling wine isn't a cork bottle. 

Now give me a good grape juice and I literally get excited. When given the choice at communion I always choose grape juice over wine. I do love me a good grape juice.

In college I was a Eucharistic Minister at church. I would practically beg to give out the communion wafers over the wine. Hardly anyone drinks the wine and the Eucharistic Minister has to finish what was in the chalice. Maybe it was just drinking too many horrible glasses of wine that turned me off. I'm pretty sure that was it.

I read the Bible daily. I read about wine all of the time. Why couldn't Jesus have changed water into Margaritas?

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On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 

-John 2: 1-11

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