McPhail Weblog Jan 2 2022

McPhail Baptist Church

The Wedding Feast at Cana, by Paolo Veronese (1563)

Prelude: “O My Soul, Be Glad and Joyful”

(G. Bohm)

Hymn: “Great God, We Sing That Mighty Hand”

Prayer of Thanksgiving

O God our Father, we express our gratitude to You for the gift of time, a gift so priceless and yet so often wasted and misused.

For the time that has now passed, for the happy hours and difficult experiences which have made us better persons and prepared us for the present, we thank You, Lord.

For the time that is yet to come, for the opportunities and possibilities of future ways, for the time to change as we correct past mistakes and become the people we want to be, we thank You, Lord.

For the time that is with us now, for the spiritual power that You give to us today to guide us in the midst of the pressures of life, to sustain us in our doubts and disappointments, to uplift us in the hours of fear and loneliness, we thank You, Lord.

For the gift of time, and for all the many ways we can use it, we give You thanks, Lord. Teach us in the hours that are given to us this year how to use our time creatively, and to use it in your service. Amen.

One Last Piece From The Christmas Season:

“Who would Imagine A King?”

Lynda/Ernie Cox

Scripture Reading: John 2:1-11

On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 6 Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.” So they took it. 9 When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11 Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

Hymn: “All The Way My Saviour Leads Me”