Epiphany #6: Faith

 Jesus’ disciples,

   put their faith in him. (John 2:11)

The word “proof” never appears in John’s Gospel; or, for that matter, in any Gospel. Jesus’ miracles are signs, not proofs, that he really is the One—Emmanuel, “God with us!” One can heed the sign; or, misread the sign; or, in other ways dismiss the sign. John will provide us with a few more signs; as he concludes his Gospel: “Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” (Jn 20:30-31). We never know the whole story. I suppose throughout eternity we never get the whole of Him. There is always more. But we know enough. One day, at a wedding festival at Cana of Galilee, Jesus turned water into wine. For those who “put their faith in him,” it was an epiphany.