“To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the
greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.” St. Augustine
Our God – infinite, awesome, all-powerful, all-knowing –
delights in our stories. And amazingly enough, He decided to communicate His own
story to us in the same way – through very human, and very different,
storytellers.
The Gospel is proclaimed not just once, but four times by
four different storytellers, each with a unique style. Mark is very concise, emphasizing
Jesus’s action and authority on earth, so that his readers will understand the
amazing message that Jesus is not just another prophet but God incarnate. Matthew
speaks especially to the Jewish readers of his day, citing Old Testament
prophecies to help them recognize Jesus as the promised Messiah. Luke writes in
impeccable Greek to the Gentile reader of his day, illustrating with an
artist’s touch the Spirit-led mission of Jesus to the whole world. Each brings
such insight and beauty to the salvation story, but I’ve always thought John’s
telling of the story was the most poetic – the most romantic.
John’s story of the wedding feast at Cana reveals Jesus as
the true Bridegroom in the changing of the water into wine. The espousal of the
Bridegroom and His Bride begins here, and its consummation will be on the
cross, when His blood, the “best wine,” is poured out for the whole world.
What a romance, what an adventure! Are you ready for a God
who loves you to the point of death; a Lord who takes delight in you and
desires to make you His spouse? God wants each of us to partake in the mystery
of His love for us, and He enables us to do this in our own lives and families.
Each man and woman united in marriage, each child born into this world, each
person who dedicates his or her life to the Lord is part of this incredible
romantic story. Every person is unique and every life is indispensable to the
human story.
Don’t hesitate to give all your love to the Lord, trusting
Him to guide you towards the fulfillment of the purpose for which you alone
were created. I can’t wait to hear the end of the story, can you?
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