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Clay tells two storises about the Wedding of Cana in his search for abundant life.  One is historically true, one never happened. "As a result we don’t have to get tangled up in questions about whether or not Jesus could turn water into wine. It never happened before or since, so it didn’t happen this time either. We don’t even have to worry about where Cana is. On my two trips to Israel I have been shown three places the tour guides swore were Cana. Since it is a mythical place it can be anywhere we want it to be. It can be anywhere transformation occurs. But don’t be distressed. The meaning of the story doesn’t depend on it having happened. It is a signpost saying Jesus was a radical change agent. It does not say following Jesus will mean we will have a cellar full of fine wine." Text and video links available at www.stmatthews.org.nz.