Can you remember the very first so-called ?miracle? associated with Jesus? He was going to a marriage at Cana in Galilee, and they happened to run out of wine. And so on the insistence of his mother, Jesus instructed the servants to fill up six stone water jugs with water, to the top. Then he asked them to draw some out and carry it to their master of the banquet, who afterward chewed out the groom for keeping the very best wines until later on in the evening (when most probably most people had consumed so much they might not enjoy it!).
You can read the story for yourself in John 2:1-12. What we?d like to do here is take a deeper, more spiritual look at what this story tells us. First, let?s pick out some of the key words:
? third day = Divine Order (Mind/Idea/Expression)
? wedding = aligning or uniting the human self with the Divine self
? Cana = balanced spiritual energies
? Galilee = subconscious hang-ups of the past; ingrained life patterns
? Jesus? mother, Mary = superior intuition; Divine love
? Six stone jars = 5 senses ruled by the unenlightened intellect; rigid belief in materiality
? Jews = conventional religious beliefs
? 20 ? 30 (gallons of water) = 20 is duality; 30 s everything. 20-30 represents seeing duality and separation in everything
? ceremonial washing = established religious dogma
? water = vital energy
? master of banquet = Divine Will at the highest level of consciousness
? wine is gone = failure to acknowledge our Divinity
? bridegroom = potentialized Christ nature
? choice wine = spiritual vitality
? servants = base human emotions and thoughts
? glory = actualized Christ potential
? Capernaum = a place of centeredness and peace
So, with the help of these ideas under consideration, let?s review, from a spiritual point of view, just what this narrative says in relation to our personal path of divine progress. Once we originated from our best, most increased level of Awareness (3rd day), we understand that in the midst of the world of appearance (Galilee), we will encounter well balanced spiritual vitality (Cana). When we find out we are really not existing from the Truth of just who we are (wine gone), we can easily, from a place of Divine love (Mary), call forward our Christ character to take control over our human, ego-centered character (servants ? ?Do whatever he says to you.?)
We become conscious of our inflexible previous thinking, and through joining with the Christ nature inside us, we make use of the transformative strength connected with divine energy to transform our five senses to our greatest, most improved level. We make use of our Divine Power of Will (master of the banquet) to find the greatest, most Divine thoughts, and grow to be one together with the pattern of faultlessness which is the Christ of us. Regardless of how steeped in materiality we might be (too much to drink), we could still raise our thoughts to the greatest levels of Truth (saved the very best until now). Whenever we declare our christ character, we are able to live at our highest level of Awareness (glory). From then on, we?re able to align our thinking along with feeling natures (brothers and mother), and hasten our Divine Powers (disciples) and then we live originating from a place of centeredness and serenity (Capernaum).
The following are three essential instructions using this narrative, which will help us all live at our best, most spiritual level of remaining in the middle of the world of appearance:
Remember: Know if your ?wine is used up!? Learn how to pay attention to your entire body, and recognize when you?re permitting your human ego to take over your spiritual nature. All of us have indicators which inform us we will need to revive our spiritual self.
Be Strong: Jesus instructed the jars to get filled up with water, then had the servants promptly draw some out to bring to the master of the banquet. He would not delay! He didn?t have a taste first himself, to make certain it was successful. He moved out on belief, trusting and knowing. We are able to achieve the very same. We?re deserving and Divine, and according to Jesus? very own lessons, we are able to do precisely what he did ? and much more! But we have to accept it as true, and move strongly out in trust, proclaiming the Truth of who we are.
Be Centered: When Jesus accomplished this ?sign which disclosed his magnificence,? he traveled to Capernaum, which represents centeredness and peace. Once we get ?prayed up? and then make enough time for a consistent spiritual practice, we can also confront anything the world of appearance tosses at us coming from a place of centeredness and tranquility. Be still and know!
Once we are able to confront life and stay mindful, be strong, and stay centered, we really can walk the spiritual path on practical feet!
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