Video of the Day: Clip from the 1989 movie “Dead Poets Society”
Bible Verse of the Day:
On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” 4 “Woman,[a] why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.[b] 7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim. 8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10 and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now,” John 2:1-10.
Biblical Connection:
Robin Williams plays John Keating, returning to the boarding school that he attended now as a teacher. While Keating’s unstructured methods don’t sit well with the administration, they seem to reach many of the students. Keating’s active learning technique in today’s scene uses poetry to challenge students to find their own unique style of walking. Yet, human nature causes the initial volunteers to walk according to the same beat.
According to the end of John 1, Jesus had only called 6 disciples at this point. When Mary sees that her friends are about to be embarrassed by running out of wine at a wedding reception, Jesus is asked to save the day. Although Jesus initially declines his mother’s request that is in direct conflict with God’s timing, he agrees to act to fulfill a promise made in Luke 2:51. During Jesus’ ministry, he refused to go to Jerusalem several times until Passion Week to fulfill God’s will for His life.
Closing Song:
Sometimes when I pray, I treat Jesus like a modern-day superhero, praying to save me from my latest ordeal in life. As Resurrection Sunday approaches, may the Holy Spirit provide divine patience when you’re timing in out of step with God’s.
by Jay Mankus
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