by Theodore Telepak

Created on: July 01, 2008

"Dance Lessons for Married Couples"

Once Jesus turned the water into wine at the Wedding of Cana, what did that married couple expect thereafter, or even the next day?

On their honeymoon, or their first wedding anniversary?

Never ending miracles? Spectacular surprises and scintillating celebrations?

How could any relative's wedding gift compare?

Priceless.

Did they awake each morning as leading stars of new movie sequels to the blockbuster hits of "Bruce Almighty" or "Evan Almighty"?

Talk about possible disappointment.

Did they wonder what they would taste when they got up for a cup of water in the middle of the night? What wine did they serve to guests that came over for dinner? Did any other drink ever taste as good, or really quench their thirst?

Whether you were married yesterday, or nearer to the time when the Cana wedding was consecrated, that couple, like you, probably expected more than the ordinary, and especially after what happened at their wedding!

There must be some significance as to why Jesus performed his first miracle at a wedding. But that was over 2,000 years ago. What difference did that have miracle have 20 twenty years ago when Genine and I stood at the altar or for our marriage today?

Did that Canaan couple, like you and your spouse, hope and wonder if unexpected surprises...and maybe, just maybe..., miracles could really happen for them again? Nothing too out of the ordinary'. If the 'water' that was served at their wedding celebration could be changed, would anything else ever be transformed in the same way again?

Why not? Don't expect less. But expect different.

It's not about the water. Or the wine, for that matter. It is all about those of the wedding who will drink of it. If we miraculously want the unexpected in our marriage, then we must expect it in us' as a couple.

I was attracted to my wife because she was a mystery to me. So why do I become frustrated in trying to figure her out'? Why would I want to?

I may regretfully have to swallow the stale, dull, and even tasteless, that is served' to me in life. But this drink seems to taste' less bitter when this cup is shared with Genine. So why do I withhold it from my spouse?

Savor what is simple and sacred, without cost or measure. Like the finest of the vintage wines, don't rush what takes time to be fully enjoyed. I was attracted to my wife because she was a mystery to me. So why do I still become frustrated when I can't "figure her out"? Why would I want to? The excitement remains because

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