2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our readings for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time are:

1. Isaiah 62: 1-5
2. Psalms 96: 1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10
3. 1 Corinthians 12: 4-11
4. John 2: 1-11

• The Lord delights in you - believe it or not
• If Jesus were to tell you that He was going to make a physical, visible appearance to you in human form at exactly 9:00 AM tomorrow morning, but He was only going to be able to give you one hour, how would you prepare?
• What would you wear?
• What would you want to ask Him about?
• What would you think would make that a successful time for you?
• What do you think Jesus would want from that sacred hour?
• Why would that be so different from any other time of prayer that you have?

• Shekinah glory
• God reveals His glory in many ways.  Jesus certainly was, is, and always will be the most compelling of those revelations, but there are many others.  One of them might be sitting next to you at the dinner table!
• How do you, personally, know what God is Like?  What is that knowledge based on?
• Who are some of the people in your life that show you some facet of what God is like?
• How do they reveal the glory of God through their lives?
• How might you become more like them in your life?

• Gifts given to share
• At the tender age of 64, I'm beginning to realize that I'm not going to live forever.  It occurs to me that a life well lived might hinge on the depth of your generosity.  Maybe the best definition of a saint is one who has given it all away by the time they depart this life.
• If you described yourself in terms of your gifts, what would they be?
• How are you giving those away?
• How/why is the world a better place because you are in it?
• What would you like for people to say of you at your funeral?

• Abundance-making
• Over and over we see God calling on His people to participate in the miracle.  The priest's sandals had to touch the waters of the Jordan before the flow of the river stopped (Joshua 3), the blind man had to go and wash in the pool of Siloam (John 9: 7) and in today's Gospel, God asked that the servants fill jars of water.  Imagine if they had thought to cut corners and only fill the jars half way!
• What makes a miracle?
• Name a miracle in your life?
• What role did you play in making that miracle happen?
• What would have happened if you had not "stepped up to the plate"?
• Why do you think God asked that of you?

• Preparation for Reconciliation:

1. How is God's delight in me shaping me?
2. Where is God trying to reveal Himself in me?
3. How can I be more generous?
4. How can I participate more in the miracles that God is making in my life?

Shalom!