From the Word:  WHAT’D SHE KNOW? (John 2:1-12)
“His mother said to the servants, ‘Whatever He says to you, do it’.” (John 2:5 NASB)

What insight did Mary have about Jesus?  She knew something about Him that enabled her to confidently make this statement. I would like to think that His mother knew Him well, and knew what He was capable of.  ”How well do I know You, Lord, and what You are capable of?”

And His guidance to the servants was simple: fill the pots with water, and take some to the head waiter.  No more complicated than that.  A good reminder that, most of the time, Jesus’ guidance for me is also simple and straightforward.  And as with the water, He did what they could not do, turn it into wine.  ”When You speak, Lord, may I listen attentively and act faithfully.  AMEN.”

Please pray with us:

“Pitching” Philadelphia to the students - we tossed out almost 200 bags of Philly made Herr’s® chips at last year’s conference.  (One of the Herr family is a partner in ministry with us)

I am travelling again this weekend, this time with Tina and Katie, to The Navigators’ mid-Atlantic collegiate conference in the mountains of Pennsylvania.  There ought to be about 150-200 college students from campuses in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.We are going there to meet seniors due to graduate this spring who may be moving to the Philadelphia area (reps from other metro areas in the mid-Atlantic will be there as well).  This is a good chance for us to meet them before they graduate and move here.  And we sure would like to be able to help them get settled and launched in this next phase of life.

Please pray with us for good interaction with the students, as well as a great conference overall.  If you are interested in some of the details of the conference, you can check out the conference website.   You may notice on the website a photo with Carl front and center - a picture from last year’s conference.  There are also writeups for the main speaker and the workshop leaders, some of them good friends of mine.  (It was at last year’s conference that I slipped on the ice and broke three ribs when I fell backwards onto my Bible!)

Thanks.

Carl manned the Philadelphia info desk at last year’s conference.