Becoming Spiritually Full-Bodied

"Water You turned into wine
Open the eyes of the blind
There’s no one like You
None like You
Into the darkness You shine
Out of the ashes we rise
There’s no one like You
None like You" ~Chris Tomlin, Our God

These lyrics have been on my mind lately.  Do you ever get songs stuck in your head-- find yourself singing in your thoughts?  I've been experiencing this sensation with these lyrics recently.  I've been experiencing this sensation specifically with the very first line to be exact, "Water You turned into wine."

As my family and I were traveling this weekend, my husband and I were tossing around ideas for possible blog titles (the reason for which I will not go into at this time)... titles that had some greater spiritual significance, and were fun sounding.  The title I felt drawn toward is now the blog you are reading; and the url/title of this post "becoming spiritually full-bodied" was the description that immediately followed in my thoughts.

If you are at all familiar with the life of Jesus, as told in the New Testament of the Bible, the title will be at least somewhat familiar to you.  Jesus turned some water into wine at a wedding he attended near the beginning of his ministry at the behest of his mother, Mary.  The wine he created from this water was not just any wine-- from what the gospel describes, it was some absolutely incredible wine.  It was the best wine the party guests had tasted the whole evening!

This instance was one of the many miracles performed by Jesus during his time on earth before the crucifixion.  I'm sure you can think of many words to describe why this event was so miraculous; but, one word has been revealed to me by the Spirit this morning that captures the truly amazing depth of this miracle in a way I've never viewed it before-- transformation...