Third Sunday after Epiphany, January 21st, 2024

 Third Sunday after Epiphany, January 21st, 2024

In the Second Chapter of St. John's Gospel, we hear the familiar story of the Miracle at Cana, where Our Blessed Lord turned water into wine.  For those of us who have read the Bible our entire lives, in particular the Gospels, it is easy for us to overlook the miraculous works of Our Lord because we are so used to seeing Him perform miracles all throughout the Gospel accounts.  But if we are not paying attention we may miss something, we may overlook something important.  You see, in this recounting of what happened at the Wedding Feast of Cana, buried deep within the story, we hear some of the most important words ever spoken in the entire Bible:  "His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it." (St. John 2:1ff)  Our Lady is telling those in charge of the wedding feast to do whatever her Son tells them to do.  She should know what she is talking about . . .  this is her Son.  She raised Him.  She saw Him grow to become an adult.  The reason she is so confident in what she states is because she spent time with Him every day of His life.  "Do whatever He tells you . . . ."  We, too, are called to spend time with Our Blessed Lord every single day.  If we spend quality time with Our Saviour on a daily basis, we will also have confidence just like Our Lady did when she gave the advice, "do whatever He tells you . . ."  We need to follow this advice as well and this can only be done by making a point to listen to what He is telling us and we can only accomplish this by making a point to listen to Him.  Listen to what Our Lord is saying to you . . .  pay attention to what He is saying to you . . .  heed His advice.  "Do whatever He tells you . . . ."

St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church is a traditional Anglican parish, which uses the Anglican Missal and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.  We also use the King James Version of the Bible.  We believe strongly in Our Lord's words . . .  "this is My Body and this is My Blood" . . . and believe that Our Blessed Saviour is truly present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar and we receive Him at Communion time.  Come join us every Sunday morning at 10:30 AM as we gather together as God's family to worship Our Blessed Lord.  We celebrate Mass in the Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.