It's a Miracle!

“It’s a miracle!”.  How many times have we heard that term used for a wide range of occurrences – from getting an A on a test you didn’t study for, to having someone recover from a seemingly incurable disease?  We looked at many of Jesus’ miracles this past Sunday, but we ran out of time before we could share instances of when we or those we know experienced a miracle. 

 
I am not sure if I will ever get to see or experience a miracle like the cure of a man with a with the withered hand, or the calming of the storm on the sea.  I am sure that I have seen incredible miracles through my time working in ministry.  I remember one time on a retreat, a young person convinced her friend to talk to one of the adults about her struggles.  I was blessed to be that adult, and I learned that this teen was in an incredibly dark place and was contemplating taking her own life.  That one conversation started a path of recovery that eventually led to healing and peace.  That one situation had miracles throughout, and all miracles were by and pointed to God.  There was the miracle of the timing of the retreat given this teen’s state of mind.  There was the miracle of her reaching out to a friend, and that friend knowing that this was serious.  There was the miracle of God’s healing and loving embrace surrounding the situation.  Most of all, there was the miracle of her healing. 
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I would guess that all of you have experienced something that seemed pretty miraculous.  At our table, Carlos shared a story of his sister’s quick recovery from a torn Achilles tendon.  Like Kathleen said in class, Jesus used his miracles to show us something about the nature of God.  In the miracles I have been blessed to witness, they have also shown me the love of God.  Keep your eyes and ears open to God working in your world, and I promise you that you will witness the miraculous!
 
“For nothing will be impossible with God.”  (Luke 1:37)
 
In Christ,
Eric

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