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Water Turned to Wine

Years ago, in my early 20's, I was riding on the Long Island Rail Road feeling defeated. I was overwhelmed by work and not sure I wanted to go forward with that career. I took out my handy blackberry (lol) and wrote a short devotional on Matthew 11:28-30:

“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”

I emailed it to a few friends and what came about one year later was over 300 people subscribed to my "Daily Lights" as I called them. This was before social media and things going viral, but it was the total work of the Holy Spirit.

It's what I pray this newsletter becomes. It will be released once a week and I will share a personally written reflection from scripture and resources like videos, books, movies, or music that have brought me closer to the Lord. I ask that you please share it with friends and family who need to hear an encouraging word, using this link.​

Enjoy!

"You Have Kept The Good Wine Until Now"

This Sunday's Gospel reading is Jesus' first miracle at the Wedding at Cana. There is so much to glean from this passage: The way we must invite Jesus into our lives, how it's a parallel to Adam and Eve back in the garden, how Mary was the first to notice the need and persuaded Jesus to His first miracle, and how we must always do "whatever He tells us."

But in our own lives, there is something to have hope in. Sometimes things just don't go as planned. Relationships become strained and end. Finances become a struggle. Loved ones become ill. When life deals cards that leave us without hope, we can trust that Jesus isn't done yet. Not only can He turn our water into wine, but He does it in abundance (180 gallons of wine!) You can hope that with Jesus, the best is yet to come!

My Weekly Inspirations:

• ​On this week's episode of The Aligned with Audrey podcast, I talk about why I'm taking a break from social media​
• ​If you want to do a digital detox, check out this challenge on the Hallow app​
• ​Sister Miriam James Heidland filled my heart with this talk from the 2025 Seek Conference​
• ​Need a wholesome family movie for you and your older kids? Check out The Forge on Netflix or Amazon Prime​

See you next week!

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