Part of the genius of John’s gospel, for all its theological depth, is the way he sums up the whole of the Christian message in disarmingly simple stories. Though they differ in detail, each of these touchingly human stories carries the same message: people are saved by their encounter with Jesus from whatever weighs them down or holds them back. The woman taken in adultery, for instance, is saved not only from stoning but censure: instead, she finds forgiveness; the helpless cripple is able to walk again and, as a consequence, is able to care for himself not only materially but spiritually; the man born blind who is made able to see for the first time, recovers not just his sight but faith; and the wedding party at Cana is not only revived by Jesus’ intervention but reaches its cheering climax when water for purification is changed into wine for celebration.
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